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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 26, 2026

The Trump administration never should have shut down the ‘press 3’ option and put young Americans at further risk.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

Any time an incident happens, we're not taking anybody else's word for it.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

I have a whole-of-government response. It'll be big; it'll be fast; and it'll be effective.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 26, 2026

But point being, I needed to know. I need to know to serve my people and my state and my country.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 26, 2026

If you're not telling me answers, I'm going to push for those answers.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 26, 2026

Now we have to trust but verify, but as they laid it out, they have a plausible plan by which to achieve those, and that's what I was interested in.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 26, 2026

Steve, I would consider changing my vote, but I've been voting yes because I've not been briefed.

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Lisa Murkowski
@lisamurkowski· Republican · AK· Jun 26, 2026

If you don't have the votes, sir, you don't have the votes.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Jun 26, 2026

I make no apologies for standing up to the president.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

If, on the other hand, this rhetoric is backed up by actual ships being threatened and ships are not moving, that's a violation of the agreement, and we're going to have a problem with it.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

If ships are moving as they should be moving, then that's what we're going to judge, and that's what we're going to react to.

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

Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Jun 26, 2026

After railing about waste, fraud and abuse, Donald Trump spent more than $16 million on a renovation of the Reflecting Pool that's now peeling and chock full of algae.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

There is no part in this deal that's undertaken that in any way undermines the security, the stability or the prosperity of any of our partners in the Gulf region.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 26, 2026

If that stops, then we're going to have a problem.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

I’m proud to reintroduce this critical legislation that will secure long-term investment in prevention and treatment to ensure we keep up the fight against the substance use crisis for years to come.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

Substance use disorder impacts communities in every corner of our state, and I’ve heard from countless families who have been torn apart by this crisis.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jun 25, 2026

This is a practical step to restore focus on our schools and stop distractions and do what school is intended to do, teach and learn.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

We’ve made great strides in combatting substance use in New Hampshire, but there is more work to be done.

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Steve Daines
@stevedaines· MT· Jun 25, 2026

I’m honored to pass this resolution to commemorate its 150th anniversary and honor all the soldiers, scouts, civilians, and warriors who died at the battle.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jun 25, 2026

There was a proposal in Alaska, but there was no agreement. If there had been an agreement, we would have had an end of the war.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 25, 2026

Requiring the photo ID for the mail-in ballot process does not provide election officials with any opportunity to verify if the ID picture matches the face of the voter and thereby serves as no additional verification of the voter’s true…

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