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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 26, 2026

I will not stand by while President Trump and his hand-picked Supreme Court give immunity to those who put my constituents' health and safety at risk.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jun 26, 2026

Juries across the country looked at the evidence and delivered clear verdicts: They found that exposure to glyphosate can cause cancer. Today, the Supreme Court overturned those verdicts and handed immunity to the very billion-dollar…

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jun 26, 2026

People all across the country are eating less and driving less and saving less and seeing the doctor less because of his actions.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jun 26, 2026

As soon as a disaster strikes, HUD will be able to help communities begin the process of recovery.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 26, 2026

“Jurisdictions around the globe are moving to adopt common-sense rules around labeling AI-generated content – it’s time for the U.S. to catch up and in fact lead the world with a disclosure and anti-circumvention model that should be the…

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John Curtis
@johncurtis· Republican · UT· Jun 26, 2026

“As AI-generated content becomes more refined and realistic, people deserve to know whether what they’re seeing is created by a human or generated by artificial intelligence,” said Senator Curtis.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Jun 26, 2026

“People deserve to know whether the videos, photos, and content they see and read online are real or not,” said Senator Schatz.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jun 26, 2026

Communist Chinese-made medical devices threaten the privacy and safety of every American patient. My bill would crack-down on these dangerous devices.

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Mazie K. Hirono
@maziekhirono· HI· Jun 26, 2026

As this Court exacerbates our nation’s gun violence crisis, I remain committed to working towards the common-sense gun safety policies our country desperately needs.

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Mazie K. Hirono
@maziekhirono· HI· Jun 26, 2026

Once again, this out-of-control Supreme Court majority is placing political ideology above protecting lives, making our state and our country less safe by expanding the presence of firearms.

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Mazie K. Hirono
@maziekhirono· HI· Jun 26, 2026

Hawaii has the lowest rate of gun deaths in the country, largely because of our historically strong gun safety laws.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Jun 26, 2026

This legislation will keep Americans safe and end the cycle of catch and release once and for all.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 26, 2026

There’s no better place to celebrate than at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 26, 2026

I’m looking forward to attending the fireworks show at Mount Rushmore on July 3 with President Trump.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

It is time to ban members of Congress from trading stock.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

There are two bills that we already have. I don’t need to draft a new bill. Let’s recognize our colleagues handy work and get something important done.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

86 percent our population supports a prohibition on congressional stock trading.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

Today, roughly 200 members of Congress own shares in publicly traded companies.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

We can prevent its members from using their positions of public trust to enrich themselves, to enrich their families by banning stock trading among members of Congress.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 26, 2026

It’s urgent, it’s essential that we earn the trust of the American people back.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 26, 2026

Any Assistant Secretary confirmed to this position must believe that federal agencies can protect threatened or endangered species while also providing timely consultation, habitat and incidental take decisions to ensure that important…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 26, 2026

I want to turn briefly […], and this is not a brief topic, but it's the National Parks. Obviously, they are stellar. West Virginia's [New River Gorge] National Park was signed into law by President Trump in 2020 as the latest park, the…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 26, 2026

So, let's talk about permitting reform. As you know, we are in dire need of permitting reform. This is something we've said for years, and Senator Whitehouse and I are working with our staffs very diligently and with the Energy and Natural…

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 26, 2026

Recently, the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia vacated the biological opinion that governed consultations under the Endangered Species Act for coal mining activities in states that have primacy under the Surface Mining…

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