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Tom Cotton
@tomcotton· Republican · AR· Aug 18, 2026

Violent illegal aliens are criminals who should be deported, not released from detention centers. Our bill will ensure illegal aliens stay in detention centers until their deportation date to keep Arkansans safe.

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Cindy Hyde-Smith
@cindyhydesmith· Republican · MS· Aug 18, 2026

I am again supporting this commonsense legislation because closing this ‘catch and release’ loophole will ultimately keep dangerous illegals detained instead of being freed to put law-abiding Americans, law enforcement, and our communities…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· NE· Aug 18, 2026

Our Southern Border is more secure than it’s been in decades, but we have an egregious legal loophole allowing the release of detained illegal immigrants into our country if no other country agrees to take them.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 18, 2026

Illegal aliens who commit serious crimes should never be released back onto American streets for any reason, let alone because their home countries refuse to allow them to return.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 18, 2026

As a result of Trump’s disastrous cuts to education, an increasing number of seniors are in danger of having their Social Security checks garnished to pay back student loans they took out decades ago. That is beyond unacceptable.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

This bipartisan bill will make securing federal dollars for their research efforts that much easier, and I am proud to work alongside another champion of HBCUs in Senator Katie Britt.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

HBCUs are incubators of diverse excellence and have proven their ability time and again to punch above their weight,

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

I’m going to keep asking questions. I’m going to keep holding people accountable.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

There are serious concerns in these facilities, particularly around the delivery of basic medical care, and so as a member of Congress, I thought it was important for me, as a voice for Georgia, to spend time speaking directly to those in…

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

Regardless of your politics, we should all be able to agree on this: everyone deserves to be treated with basic human dignity and respect,

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

For these reasons and our deep concern regarding the treatment and protection of unaccompanied children, we call for an independent, timely, transparent, and public investigation at both the state and federal level into this award.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

The firm appears to have little relevant experience with the legal and practical challenges that children face, raising serious concerns about the firm’s ability to provide not just representation but adequate, zealous representation.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

Should this egregious trend continue, 11 projects in 10 states…that anticipate signing a CIG grant agreement this year could be subjected to senseless delay.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

Every $1 invested in transit generates $5 in long-term economic value.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

The growing backlog of projects in limbo due to FTA and OMB inaction is unacceptable.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 18, 2026

We will continue working to pass this bill and take action at the federal level to protect Jewish Americans.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 18, 2026

Our bipartisan Jewish American Security Act will take important steps to protect Jewish Americans where they are targeted – on campus, in their communities, and online.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 18, 2026

We’re faced with nothing less than a crisis, and we need collective action.

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 18, 2026

This report shows the dark reality for Jewish Americans: antisemitic attacks make up more than 62 percent of religiously-motivated hate crimes in the United States, more than double all other kinds of religiously-motivated hate crimes…

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Jacky Rosen
@jackyrosen· Democratic · NV· Aug 18, 2026

Year after year, we’ve seen alarming rates of antisemitic harassment and violence in this country.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Aug 18, 2026

We will continue working to pass this bill and take action at the federal level to protect Jewish Americans.

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James Lankford
@jameslankford· Republican · OK· Aug 18, 2026

Our bipartisan Jewish American Security Act will take important steps to protect Jewish Americans where they are targeted – on campus, in their communities, and online.

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