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Jon Husted
@jonhusted· OH· Sep 18, 2026

Whether you want a data center should be a local decision. What we should do is protect the ratepayers from bearing the burden of the cost of building the electricity those data centers use.

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Sep 17, 2026

“When you elect Doug Jones and Phil Ensler, you’re electing a team to help implement the same strategies, the same efficiencies in government, the same programs that we’re talking about on the campaign trail,”

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Sep 17, 2026

“I want him to have a seat at the table, whether as officially as a member of the government’s cabinet or at least as a member of the government’s cabinet in an advisory role, we’re going to talk during a transition about what portfolio he…

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Sep 17, 2026

“It’s almost like the lieutenant governor is a figurehead in the Legislature that just sits with a gavel,”

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Sep 16, 2026

This is a serious attempt to find common ground and give our producers certainty going forward.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Sep 16, 2026

While this is clearly welcome progress, we need more of our colleagues’ votes to reflect the urgency of supporting farmers, ranchers, forest landowners and rural communities.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Sep 16, 2026

Let’s go to the floor, offer up amendments, have robust debate, and get this done for our farmers and ranchers.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Sep 16, 2026

It’s just stupid that we don’t have a chance to bring Iowa’s interest to this debate on the first farm bill that we’ve had in discussion for now the third year.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Sep 16, 2026

We don’t want to have a situation where high-error-rate states get off scot-free while the rest of us pay.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Sep 16, 2026

We’ve got to find a way to pass this thing because people are coming all the way from my state saying, ‘We can’t keep waiting for this,’

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Sep 15, 2026

It’s simple. Big Oil & Big Coal give millions to help get Trump elected. He lets them pollute more. You get dirtier air, extreme heat, flooding, & droughts.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Sep 15, 2026

We don’t have an FBI director. We have a lackey here who is using government, and frankly, he’s not even a good lackey. He’s an incompetent lackey.

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Sep 15, 2026

If he had his way, he’d go put a plastic bag over the mouths of these dairy cows back here.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 15, 2026

We need to bring order to the chaos and put simple common sense rules in place so that college sports remain strong and vibrant for decades to come.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Sep 15, 2026

We are fighting back, and we’re going to keep fighting back, and we’re going to prevail in the long run because they are trying to dismember the department piece by piece and then shut it down.

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Angela Alsobrooks
@angelaalsobrooks· MD· Sep 15, 2026

The Department of Education’s stated mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access — since day one, Secretary McMahon has done everything…

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 14, 2026

Troy was mocking my success, adding that his comment was dismissive of additional costs being imposed on our towns and cities.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 14, 2026

It’s much more important for me to be traveling the state, meeting with constituents, hearing their concerns and talking about my record.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Sep 14, 2026

I love family businesses, given mine. They really are the heart and soul of Maine.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Sep 14, 2026

His only chance at keeping Republican majorities in Congress is to interfere with the elections.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Sep 14, 2026

The president will go to extraordinary lengths to try to interfere with the midterm elections.

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