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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 29, 2026

I frankly worry that there could be many more infestations in the wildlife populations as opposed to livestock that have not been detected.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jun 29, 2026

Firms tied to the Chinese communists are expanding inside our borders and collecting granular data on Americans.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 29, 2026

It would be a gesture of self-respect for politicians to embrace this reform.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 29, 2026

The American people will not accept an economy that creates trillionaires while so many people are buried under the cost of living.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 29, 2026

I’m proud to announce that thanks to $14 million in federal investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law I led to passage in the Senate, we can accelerate the cleanup and reuse of New York’s contaminated eyesores.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 29, 2026

President Trump promised, again and again, that he would lower costs for Americans ‘on day one.’ In reality, Illinoisans have been footing the bill for the President’s haphazard trade policies, his cuts to health care coverage, and his war…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 29, 2026

On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly promised no more wars and lower costs—and instead, Illinoisans are getting the exact opposite.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 29, 2026

Along with the draft rule, we are equally opposed to the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act because it codifies the same harmful reductions in benefits for veterans with tinnitus and sleep apnea benefits.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 29, 2026

There is a record-breaking heat wave in Europe and hundreds are dying. Yet, Trump thinks climate change is a 'hoax' and cuts funding for sustainable energy. Insane. He is threatening the very future of our planet.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jun 29, 2026

“Donald Trump is making it clear that Republicans are not committed to lowering costs for families,” Warren said in a television interview.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Jun 29, 2026

We’ve got to take steps to ensure, No. 1, that there are guardrails around these companies, so that working people have a say in how AI is adopted, have a say in whether data centers are coming to their towns and are protected from rate…

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 29, 2026

If you start to tax it, you slow it down, and it goes elsewhere, or it does not move as fast as it will in other parts of the world. That’s not good for America.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jun 29, 2026

Here’s what I see clearly: if we overhaul our tax code and tax AI, we can use that money to build a country that works for everyone.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2026

We need to stop this bill in the House and we need to prevent the White House from forming an alliance with Big Tech.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Jun 29, 2026

Without a duty of care, Big Tech companies will maintain the status quo of putting profit before the safety of our children. We need a strong federal standard in place that will ensure Big Tech companies can’t design their products to…

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jun 29, 2026

I, as a former school superintendent, when I went to D.C., led the fight for the Enhanced Child Tax Credit, which cut childhood poverty in America in half.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 29, 2026

And frankly, it’s embarrassing to the country. But Trump could care less.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jun 29, 2026

It’s the corruption, the brazen, blatant corruption. Corruption on a scale never seen before in American history in any administration.

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Jun 29, 2026

I’m just shocked that there’s a world out there that thinks that grown people can’t have a firm discussion,

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Jun 29, 2026

What are Democrats running from. Why are they afraid? If what you’re saying is true, then why are you worried about this? Why not have voter ID? Why not have some type of proof of citizenship.

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Jun 29, 2026

Yeah, Ryan, I guess we just look at this differently,

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 29, 2026

There’s no evidence, zero evidence in this country, that there is a problem at scale with people faking their identification in elections.

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