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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Bees and butterflies will all benefit from this fresh federal investment in pollinator health that’s a key to fighting drought and supporting landscapes native to Oregon.

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Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Pollinators need healthy habitats to survive and benefit Oregon’s farms, forests, and natural landscapes.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

HHS must suspend all Medicaid data transfers to ICE and DHS pending a comprehensive review of HHS’s controls and the court’s continuing oversight.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Each person whose information was inappropriately disclosed is entitled to know what happened to it, and Congress is entitled to know how a federal agency came to violate the same court order three times in six months.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 19, 2026

Congress has a responsibility to ensure that the personal health information of the tens of millions of people who rely on Medicaid is protected and that HHS and CMS comply with federal court orders.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 19, 2026

I have threatened some of these for-profit schools as a way of getting them to drop the loans that they were enforcing on these students, because I know what happens in the end.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Aug 19, 2026

We always work closely with the leaders in local government regardless of their party affiliation.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 2026

It is vital that we invest in preparing a pipeline of the next generation of healthcare workers.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 19, 2026

I’m proud to be here today after delivering $1.6 million in federal funding for this critical project and to say a promise made is a promise kept.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 19, 2026

Illinois’s farmers are essential to the strength of our state and our nation, and I will always fight to ensure they have the support they need to succeed.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 19, 2026

Donald Trump promised no new wars and lower costs. And yet, the cost of everything from diesel to fertilizer to key agricultural inputs continues to skyrocket while he’s focused on building a ballroom for his billionaire buddies.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 19, 2026

America has always depended on our nation’s farmers to grow the food and fuel we need, and I’m proud to advocate for them on both the national and international stage.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 19, 2026

Secretary Rubio underscored the importance of freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 19, 2026

As @POTUS just demonstrated, the Senate must immediately pass the SAVE America Act, and we must hold all foreign adversaries and their conspirators accountable for trying to meddle in America’s elections and undermine our democracy.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Aug 19, 2026

Only in authoritarian countries does someone else get to decide where you work. Not in Texas.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Aug 19, 2026

Today, a group of agitators is traveling to Dearborn for the sole purpose of intimidating that community and provoking a reaction.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Aug 19, 2026

The people of Dearborn are once again under attack from an out-of-state influencer looking for controversy.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Aug 19, 2026

His threat to waste even more of our dwindling weapons on Oman — a country the United States has a strong diplomatic relationship and a free trade agreement with — makes real adversaries like China and Russia rub their hands with glee.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Aug 19, 2026

Because the cost of his corruption is a president not focused on doing what he promised.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Aug 19, 2026

The key to making corruption a powerful issue is by always bringing it back to the impact of that, the cost of his corruption,

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 19, 2026

They literally have sailors jumping overboard from that ship because of how challenging this has been.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 19, 2026

The situation they’re in is depressing at this point.

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