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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 2026

I hear from Georgians across the state who have been clamoring for action from Washington on the affordable housing crisis, and this legislation is proof that when we center the people instead of the politics, we can get good policy done

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Eric Schmitt
@ericschmitt· Republican · MO· Jul 12, 2026

You know, Chuck Schumer, if he survives to even be minority leader again, you know, next term, there's just no way he's not going to have a primary challenge by AOC or somebody else.

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Jul 12, 2026

With or without the president’s signature, the Road to Housing Act becoming law is a win for Virginians and families across the country.

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Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Jul 12, 2026

As housing prices reach near-record highs, this bipartisan legislation will deliver real relief to veterans, renters, first-time homebuyers, and rural residents in Virginia and across the country.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 12, 2026

I have received allegations that the Kennedy Center has conducted rushed renovation and maintenance work with disregard to its commitments to Congress and the federal contracting standards the Center has long applied to its own…

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Jul 12, 2026

I’m proud to have contributed to increasing our nation’s housing supply and lowering costs for hardworking Georgia families.

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Eric Schmitt
@ericschmitt· Republican · MO· Jul 12, 2026

Their primaries now are going to be dominated by these people who want to go to war with Western civilization.

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Eric Schmitt
@ericschmitt· Republican · MO· Jul 12, 2026

I think they've just decided that their only chance of being successful electorally is through their immigration policy.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 12, 2026

Instead of pursuing renovations tailored to the building’s actual needs, the Center rushed a series of renovations driven by the President’s aesthetic whims and his desire to star in a series of televised events in December.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Jul 12, 2026

If it’s someone coming before there’s any indication they’re pregnant, that’s one thing, but if someone is seven, eight, nine months pregnant and visibly pregnant, I think the administration ought to say we will not grant a tourist visa…

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Jul 12, 2026

Growing up on my family’s small farm in Nambé, I saw firsthand the hard work it takes to keep a farm running. Farmers and ranchers deserve access to federal conservation programs that work for them, especially as the climate crisis…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 12, 2026

I’ll never stop fighting to address PFAS contamination and protect the health and safety of all Michiganders.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 12, 2026

Lindsey Graham is irreplaceable. What you do, however, is you try to move on, and our state will have to move on.

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 12, 2026

The idling of the DFA’s St. Albans plant is heartbreaking news for the plant’s workers, Vermont’s dairy farmers, and this community.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 12, 2026

What we'll need is a champion who steps up to the plate not for politics, but for serving our country.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 12, 2026

If you want to know who he was, he was a person who believed that, when you left this country, you should be safe no matter where you go and no matter what it cost.

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 12, 2026

We passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act because too many New Mexicans are being priced out of a place to live.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Jul 12, 2026

I'm going to rename it in honor of Lindsey Graham, and we'll now have the 'Lindsey Graham Prayer Breakfast' going on for as long as I'm in public service.

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