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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jul 19, 2026

There is no reason why we should be letting our adversary, Communist China, … control our medicine supply chain.

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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jul 19, 2026

We ought to condemn any hatred. We ought to condemn any white supremacy. We -- I mean, we've got to figure out how to come together.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

In order to uphold the Antitrust Division’s responsibility to protect competition and consumers, we urge DOJ to closely scrutinize the proposed Fox-Roku deal under antitrust law and seek your commitment that the review will be conducted…

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

We are concerned that, given the Department of Justice’s recent rubber-stamping of deals that may violate antitrust law – and in particular, your apparent role interfering in nonpartisan antitrust enforcement — the (DOJ) may not give this…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 19, 2026

The American people deserve an Attorney General who will put the Constitution above political retribution. I don’t think you’re fit for this job.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 19, 2026

I come back to the question: What should the role of the Department of Justice be when there’s federally officer-involved shootings?

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Jul 19, 2026

This grant will help Chelan County’s first responders purchase two new fire trucks, enabling them to get to fires faster and limit damage.

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Tommy Tuberville
@tommytuberville· Republican · AL· Jul 19, 2026

Thanks to President Trump, our borders are secure and we’re stopping mass migration and turning away people who want to hurt our country.

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Tommy Tuberville
@tommytuberville· Republican · AL· Jul 19, 2026

Couple of other things. I just wanna say, you know, we have this 401[k] plan that we’re trying to get through for retirement funds, through private equity, cryptocurrency, one of my bills called the Financial [Freedom] Act.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 19, 2026

The Department of Justice, like every single department in the executive, is part of the executive.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 19, 2026

I’m serving in the acting capacity that way now, just like the other cabinet members.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 19, 2026

I need to know you’re qualified to serve. You demonstrably are.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Jul 19, 2026

If you lose your job, the government shouldn’t tell you the only way forward is to go work for somebody else. Some folks have a business idea they’ve been dreaming about for years, and losing a job might be the push to finally chase it…

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Jul 19, 2026

We’ve built North Dakota into the premier location for unmanned aviation.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

You know, Harry Truman used to have a sign on his desk that said, ‘The buck stops here.’ Who has a sign on their desk in this case?

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

I would seriously encourage that cooperation and that spirit of working in cooperation between federal and state law enforcement.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 19, 2026

Mr. Clayton. It is alleged, and I would add quite credibly, that Jeffrey Epstein committed some very serious crimes at his Zoro Ranch property in my home state of New Mexico.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jul 19, 2026

Thanks to months of hard work last year, Republicans delivered much-needed tax relief for job creators through the Working Families Tax Cuts.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jul 19, 2026

I’m proud to be working with the Trump administration to correct this and ensure the next time disaster strikes, folks have the information they need.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

Like the climate crisis, the wildfire crisis is a shared crisis. It does not respect national boundaries, and our response cannot stop at our border.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 19, 2026

Despite this ongoing emergency and a growing pattern of large-scale U.S.-Canada wildfire smoke events in recent years, there has been little public coordinated activity from the administration to combat this crisis and no indication that…

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