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

This provision will help provide additional transparency to the discharge process and require plans to modernize systems and improve efficiency.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Jun 25, 2026

The cost of housing is the number one issue I hear about from people in Connecticut. Congress has sat back as rents skyrocketed, and home ownership got further and further out of reach. This bill is a necessary first step to addressing…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

According to the Board of Trustees, the Social Security Trust Fund will be unable to make full, scheduled payments in 2032.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

I am concerned that FEMA will not display the same level of urgency after its refusal to assist the thousands of Illinoisans impacted by severe storms last year. Disaster relief is no place to play politics. I urge FEMA and the Trump…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

The American people deserve an immigration system free of corruption, that is lawful, orderly, humane, and accountable.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jun 25, 2026

ICE custody should provide safer, less restrictive, and more normalized conditions, including adequate medical and mental health care, safe and sanitary houses, limits on force and segregation, outdoor recreation, and restrictions no…

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

The bottom line is this, it’s a solution looking for a problem. It is not a problem. It is against the law for anyone who is not a citizen to vote, and they [Republicans] know it and they pay a price when they are caught.

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

This $14 million federal investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is a major boost for cleaning up contaminated sites across New York that pose serious health and infrastructure risks. The Brownfields program is funding more than…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jun 25, 2026

From Utica in the Mohawk Valley to Western New York and beyond, New York has had too many toxic eyesores and contaminated sites from our industrial past that drive down property values and put public health at risk. I’m proud to announce…

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

I’m grateful Senators Heinrich and Boozman worked in a bipartisan way to deliver this nearly $10 million investment to our state’s ecosystems.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jun 25, 2026

After all, it is Trump who is responsible for sending costs soaring across the board. And now, he is single-handedly blocking housing relief that families desperately need in attempt to steal the next election. It doesn’t get more corrupt…

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