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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 25, 2026

America is at risk of a public health crisis in the coming years due to the continued development of new strains of bacteria and viruses that are resistant to common antimicrobial drugs.

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Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jun 25, 2026

Antimicrobial resistance increasingly threatens the health of Americans at home and abroad.

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Jun 25, 2026

Right now, we don’t have the tools to address the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance and infectious disease experts are warning us that it will only get worse.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jun 25, 2026

Superbugs have become a growing public health crisis in recent years.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

The Pentagon may be paying questionable and inappropriate costs being charged by OTA participants.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

This year’s theme is ‘Made in Iowa: Ready for the Mission’ to spotlight how Iowa small businesses can support our warfighters, advance U.S. national security, and contribute to a mission-ready America.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

This announcement is an important step forward, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to strengthen it and deliver the certainty, stability, and support rural America deserves.

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

As the committee moves toward a mark up, I remain focused on securing a fix to Proposition 12, which allows liberal activists in California to impose mandates on farmers across the country, and permanent, year-round access to E15 so…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

I am proud the draft includes my proposals to crack down on foreign adversaries purchasing American farmland, increase transparency and accountability in SNAP, expand local meat processing options, and prohibit taxpayer dollars from…

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Joni Ernst
@joniernst· Republican · IA· Jun 25, 2026

I am encouraged to see Chairman Boozman release a Farm Bill draft that builds on many of the priorities Senate Republicans fought to secure in the Working Families Tax Cut Act.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 25, 2026

Striking an appropriate balance between conservation and beneficial economic development is essential for all states, and that’s no different than the state of West Virginia, my home.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jun 25, 2026

This morning, we will hear from President Trump’s nominee to be the Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife at the U.S. Department of Interior, Mr. Kevin Lilly.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 25, 2026

I’m glad that we are finally cracking down on Wall Street investors that come into our communities, buy up single-family homes, and jack up prices for families or cut them out entirely.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 25, 2026

Our bill will cut red tape and make it easier to get shovels in the ground and build more affordable housing.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 25, 2026

These attacks aren’t going to stop unless we make clear in law that the government has no place making decisions for women, and I’m not throwing in the towel until that goal is reached.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 25, 2026

But Republicans and Donald Trump continue to chip away at what is left of women’s right to choose.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 25, 2026

When we talk about Roe being overturned, we’re talking about half of Americans losing a constitutionally protected right and freedom to make their own decisions about their own bodies.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

Despite the potential effectiveness of NII in the fight against fentanyl trafficking and the Congressional mandate for its deployment, CBP has been slow to deploy NII technology and currently has no plans for additional equipment at…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

Drug smuggling through ports of entry at the Southern border remains the primary mode by which fentanyl enters the United States.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

If these reports are true, I have serious concerns about your actions to bend the rules in order to provide an expensive and exclusive medication to him for free.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

Your actions to provide the new weight-loss drug Retatrutide to one well-connected individual come as the Trump Administration has driven prescription drug costs for Americans through the roof.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Jun 25, 2026

As Americans across the country are struggling to afford their prescription drugs, I am deeply concerned by new reporting that suggests you may be bending the rules of a federal program, and exerting improper political pressure, in order…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2026

Peters believes providing our servicemembers with competitive pay is essential to ensuring they can afford housing, groceries, childcare, and other everyday necessities while serving our nation in uniform.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jun 25, 2026

This amendment would help identify what the Department can do to speed up this process while ensuring, importantly, that the cleanup is done right.

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