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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

We need the ability to build critical infrastructure in a timely manner, but we need to do it the right way.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

I applaud the DOL for making this funding available and encourage eligible localities and organizations in West Virginia to take advantage of this opportunity,

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

Investments in mine safety training and equipment are critical to ensuring our mine rescue teams and fire brigades are prepared to respond when it matters most.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

Coal mining is a proud tradition here in the Mountain State, and the men and women who work in our mines deserve every resource possible to keep them safe,

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

As Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, I was proud to secure these funds for two vital West Virginia projects.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 2, 2026

The construction of Corridor H also remains one of my top priorities and will transform the movement of people and goods across our state.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 2, 2026

If the election mail delays that we saw this spring are not addressed, they are likely to disenfranchise an even greater number of voters during the fall elections

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Jul 2, 2026

Communities around these installations must not be left behind, and remediation work cannot wait.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 2, 2026

This apparent justification for withholding MEP funds lacks credibility.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 2, 2026

The MEP Program enhances the competitiveness, productivity, and technological performance of the U.S. manufacturing sector.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jul 2, 2026

The United States draws its strength from unity and inclusion, not from fear and division.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 2, 2026

Accordingly, we insist that the Postal Service abandon this proposed regulation and return to its core mission of providing universal postal services to every American. The Constitution and federal law demand nothing less.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jul 2, 2026

Despite these grave and serious legal deficiencies, on June 2, 2026, USPS published a proposed rule that, if finalized, would establish President Trump’s control over federal elections and allow USPS to adjudicate who can and cannot vote…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 2, 2026

These and other injustices people with disabilities experience in our digital world must end.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 2, 2026

No child should ever be put in a situation where they lose their life protecting a friend from gunfire.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 2, 2026

“The geniuses at ICE just arrested a Catholic nun, who practices as a nurse, as she was walking to church,” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) wrote in response to Sister Leticia Ugboaja's detention.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 2, 2026

Donald Trump is making it clear that Republicans are not committed to lowering costs for families.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jul 2, 2026

But that’s his game because he can’t win a fair fight, and his Republican Party, which has become a cult answering only to him, can’t win a fair fight.

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Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jul 2, 2026

They can’t win a fair fight, which is why Trump is so obsessed with stealing voter rolls and purging voters and making up ridiculous claims about people not eligible as citizens for voting.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jul 2, 2026

Transact with ICAP and you will be sanctioned, prosecuted or deported from our country.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jul 2, 2026

America will never become home for foreign communists who peddle propaganda, run subversive influence operations, or support radical anti-American movements within the United States.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 2, 2026

What is possible is for us to recognize that if you're here temporarily, and you know you're here temporarily, you should not leave with an American citizen as your child just because you gave birth on our soil.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 2, 2026

If you did that in any other country, would that child in that country become a citizen of that country? The answer is no.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 2, 2026

The whole concept of the 14th Amendment, that ‘under the jurisdiction thereof,’ if you are on vacation in America, you certainly should not have a child while you're here and think in any way, shape or form that kid is going to somehow…

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