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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jun 26, 2026

We have a moral duty to protect TPS holders and to provide this vulnerable group a permanent pathway to citizenship.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jun 26, 2026

The far-right extremist majority on the Court has severed a critical lifeline for people seeking safety and has worsened a humanitarian crisis.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Jun 26, 2026

The lives of over a million TPS holders who cannot return home safely are now at grave risk due to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump’s unlawful, racist termination of the Temporary Protected Status program.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 26, 2026

Today’s decision is devastating for thousands of our neighbors who have lived and worked in our communities for years and just had the rug pulled out from under them. Now that the Supreme Court has rubberstamped the racist policies of…

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Andy Kim
@andykim· Democratic · NJ· Jun 26, 2026

A living wage should never be too much for anyone to ask for in this country.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Jun 26, 2026

Today, in the wealthiest country in world history, employees who earn minimum wage working full-time cannot make ends meet.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 26, 2026

If you work full time in this country, you should be able to afford to live. But wages are so low that parents work 60 hours a week and still aren’t sure if they’ll have lunch money for their kids.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jun 26, 2026

Investing in community spaces is not just about buildings—it’s about creating places where young people and families feel safe, supported, and proud.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jun 26, 2026

Our immigration judges must have full protection under the law and the removals of Jackler and Jaroch are in clear violation of the Civil Service Reform Act.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 26, 2026

This legislation takes a significant step in the right direction to help give the direct care workforce and family caregivers the support they need and ensure loved ones receive the help they deserve.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Jun 26, 2026

One of the top concerns I hear consistently from Oregonians is access to healthcare and support services, especially for older folks in rural areas.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

Blue slips are an important part of the Senate’s constitutional duty of advice and consent.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

Mr. Blanche has treated the Justice Department like a criminal defense firm whose sole client is President Trump.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

Throughout his tenure at the Justice Department, Mr. Blanche has used the Department as a shield to protect the President and his MAGA allies and as a sword to attack his political opponents.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

The next time this Committee meets, it will be to consider the nomination of Todd Blanche to be Attorney General of the United States.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

But the fight is not over. I, along with my Democratic colleagues, will continue to push back against harmful partisan policies that put women’s health and autonomy at risk.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

It is astonishing that in America today, women have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers did.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

Today marks four years since the Supreme Court erased the constitutional right to abortion—a right that Americans had relied on for nearly five decades.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

You better set some time aside because there are so many posts, hundreds of posts. I cannot understand how you can do a real job and continue to post every day this continuing dialogue that you have over the years. It just seems to me…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

I cannot understand how you can do a real job and continue to post every day this continuing dialogue that you have over the years. It just seems to me inconsistent with serving the public.

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

Momentum and support continues to grow for our legislation to not only protect, but provide recourse to the victims—many of whom are women and children—of nonconsensual, sexual deepfakes. The DEFIANCE Act gives these victims a voice, and I…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

Far too many young people, especially women and girls, are living in agony every day knowing deepfake nudes of them are circulating on the Internet. They ought to be able to sue the perpetrators who are harming them, and it’s past time to…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 26, 2026

So, as we gather today to mark 250 years of American democracy, let’s be honest about who we were and where we are.

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