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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 11, 2026

We unequivocally assert that allowing fentanyl to go unseized creates an unconscionable risk to New Mexicans.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 11, 2026

We owe it to these workers to make sure they have the tools, training, and jobs they can build their families around and thrive.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 11, 2026

They’re not just maintaining today’s grid — they’re building America’s energy future.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 11, 2026

Lineworkers keep the lights on and power nearly every aspect of our daily lives, often working long hours in dangerous conditions to ensure our homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have safe, reliable electricity.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 11, 2026

As the son of an IBEW lineman, I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing Journeyman Lineworkers Day.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

I thank our witness for joining us today, and I look forward to your testimony,

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

What’s so great about this World War II Heritage City designation isn’t that we just honor the past—it’s that we’re reminded how to live in the future as free people.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

When 12 percent of our nation served, the other 88 percent served too, and Valley City did so in extraordinary ways.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

I love that it’s Valley City, the smallest city in the country to receive this designation, because America’s small communities contributed so much to defending freedom.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jul 11, 2026

We must act now to rebuild America’s rusted Maritime Industrial Base and end our reliance on Chinese-flagged vessels.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 11, 2026

I’m proud to have helped craft this bill and voted for it, and I will continue working with anyone to ensure Wisconsinites can make ends meet, achieve homeownership, and invest and live in the communities they love.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 11, 2026

This bill should have been law weeks ago, but President Trump chose to play politics instead of listening to families struggling with the high cost of just about everything.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 11, 2026

I’ve travelled across Wisconsin talking to families who are begging for relief from high housing costs – renters’ budgets are stretched thin and homeownership is simply out of reach for so many.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 11, 2026

The bill extends and increases funding for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 11, 2026

The bill requires written justification and congressional notification before officer promotions can be delayed or withheld.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 11, 2026

We have to protect Michiganders’ drinking water and our state’s precious natural resources from these toxic chemicals. That’s why the work to clean up areas affected by PFAS contamination is so important.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 11, 2026

The risks are the lived reality of AI for millions of Americans — and they deserve policymakers who are paying attention to their lives, not Big Tech’s bottom line.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 11, 2026

For too long, the conversation about artificial intelligence has been about what’s next — the next breakthrough, the next headline, the next promise of the future. But the American people need more than future promises; they need answers…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 11, 2026

We call on HUD to withdraw this proposed rule and leave the agency’s current regulations in place.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 11, 2026

I delivered a $6.1 billion CHIPS grant and billions more in Investment Tax Credit assistance from my CHIPS & Science Law to make this historic project possible.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 11, 2026

Trump refused to sign it, but he couldn’t stop it. This law is groundbreaking. It will build more housing, bring down costs, and for the first time, stop private equity from buying up homes.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

Being an independent voice that works with the other side to deliver for Pennsylvanians might put me at odds with the party that I have stayed committed to and have no plans to leave – but I will continue to put the commonwealth and the…

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 11, 2026

My goal in six months is that we’re not the lead story every single day.

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