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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 8, 2026

Too many people who pose no threat to public safety and should not be in detention are nevertheless being held in unacceptable conditions with inadequate access to medical care, legal counsel, clean water, nutritious food, and other basic…

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Jul 8, 2026

I want healthy utilities, and I want dependable generation. … Ratepayers, though, have got to be involved in that equation, not just given lip service.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Jul 8, 2026

The Department failed to respond to Congress, and instead, on May 18, 2026, announced that it had settled an unrelated IRS lawsuit with President Trump to create a $1.8 billion slush fund to compensate alleged victims of DOJ…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Jul 8, 2026

250 years ago, a group of Americans declared that government exists to serve people—not the other way around.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Jul 8, 2026

On a bipartisan and bicameral basis, Congress is prepared to help President Trump apply the necessary pressure on Putin to get him to the negotiating table and end the killing once and for all.

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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Jul 8, 2026

President Trump failed to justify the war in Iran, to consult with Congress, and to win the support of the American people.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jul 8, 2026

Maintaining America’s AI advantage is vital to American economic strength, diplomacy, national security, and military power.

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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Jul 8, 2026

I wish liberals could put their country ahead of their politics just once, but I guess that’s asking too much.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 8, 2026

The FOMC generally prohibits external communications around FOMC meetings to ‘reinforce the public’s confidence in the transparency and integrity of the monetary policy process.’

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 8, 2026

During the blackout period, FOMC officials are required to ‘refrain from expressing their views about macroeconomic developments or monetary policy issues,’

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 8, 2026

Many of these people that put someone like Platner in this seat right now, sit it out.

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