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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 30, 2026

Rural communities shouldn’t have to wonder if they will have the resources they need to pay for essential services and infrastructure.

wyden.senate.gov
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 30, 2026

The Founders gave us a republic. The question on this anniversary is whether we have the wisdom and the courage to keep it.

durbin.senate.gov
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 30, 2026

A healthy democracy depends on broad participation, and this bill will continue to make that participation easier—not harder.

king.senate.gov
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 30, 2026

The Right to Vote Act would establish clear protections for voters and help ensure that every eligible American can demonstrate this sacred right in our elections.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 30, 2026

Free and fair elections are the foundation of participatory government, and any threat to the democratic process is a threat to our democracy itself,

king.senate.gov
Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jun 30, 2026

In Rhode Island and across the country, blind workers deserve the chance to pursue meaningful careers without risking their financial stability.

sullivan.senate.gov
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 30, 2026

Good meeting with Jay Clayton this evening, who has been nominated by the President to serve as the next Director of National Intelligence (DNI).

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jun 30, 2026

Stop Wall Street from snapping up homes in bulk and jacking up rent for families,

newyorker.com
Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Jun 30, 2026

Why can’t Trump clean a pool, or throw a real 250th party?

huffpost.com
Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 30, 2026

I might’ve sung a song or two or maybe even danced a happy dance.

huffpost.com
Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 30, 2026

I was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave the U.S. soil.

huffpost.com
Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 30, 2026

I’m just glad they’re done, and they’re not coming back. I was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave the US soil, and I might’ve sung a song or two or maybe even danced a happy dance.

theguardian.com
John D.S. Allen
@johndsallen· CA· Jun 30, 2026

I agree with getting the big fish and everything, but not when people are dying while we’re doing these investigations.

theguardian.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 30, 2026

I think it’s important for us to focus on the issues facing working families a little bit more than Graham Platner’s marriage.

washingtonexaminer.com
Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Jun 30, 2026

That’s just six years away. Instead of cutting benefits for the retirees who count on Social Security, we need to take bipartisan action to protect those benefits, reward work and restore fairness.

washingtonexaminer.com
Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Jun 30, 2026

I think most Americans would agree with me, meaning that everybody should pay the same. I’m not asking for rich people to pay more, I’m asking them to pay the same.

washingtonexaminer.com
John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jun 30, 2026

Anti-Israel. Anti-America. Anti-Western Civilization.

foxnews.com
Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Jun 30, 2026

In the meantime, I will continue fighting for Arizonans and holding Trump Republicans accountable for high costs and new wars.

foxnews.com
Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Jun 30, 2026

If people can't understand that the game has fundamentally changed and they can't adapt, then they need to let others.

foxnews.com
John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jun 30, 2026

Between P-hustle in Maine and some of the other winners in New York, they should form their own party and run on all the things that they’ve had to delete on social media.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jun 30, 2026

I mean, you look at some of the things that people have said. Abolish prison, abolish the border, abolish ICE, I mean these crazy people — I have colleagues in my caucus that refuse to even call this out.

foxnews.com
John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jun 30, 2026

I’ve said the party is becoming an orgy of socialism. Clearly anti-America, anti-Western Civilization.

foxnews.com