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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

I’m proud to have voted against more of Donald Trump’s nominees and agenda than any other Senator, and I won’t stop fighting him with every tool there is.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 9, 2026

Todd Blanche has no intention of stopping Trump’s corruption. He advanced his career enabling it. Every senator who voted to confirm him has now branded themselves as an enabler, too.

theguardian.com
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Aug 9, 2026

The high rate of suicide among construction workers should be alarming to us all.

warner.senate.gov
Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

I will not give a nickel to an authoritarian who is handing over our government to billionaire and corporate interests that have raised the cost of living so high that human rights become commodities that working families cannot afford.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

I am also seeking information related to ICE’s harmful, nontransparent operation of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (“ISAP”)—an alternative to detention program—in the Commonwealth.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 9, 2026

Every senator who voted to confirm him has now branded themselves as an enabler, too.

bbc.co.uk
Tina Smith
@tinasmith· Democratic · MN· Aug 9, 2026

This bill will strengthen education, preparedness, and response efforts for these diseases, ensuring that Americans can continue to safely enjoy the outdoors.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 9, 2026

Construction workers build America—our homes, our roads, and our communities.

warner.senate.gov
Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Aug 9, 2026

Voting for this Continuing Resolution would be signing a check for President Trump to continue his illegal, reckless agenda, including ICE raids, an unwinnable war in Iran, threats to interfere in our elections this fall, and the…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

As written, this bill is stricter than most voter ID in states that already have a voter ID law in place. This goes further, requiring voters to include a copy of their ID when they vote by mail.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

Here we are, after months and months of debating this bill. We should be debating how to bring costs down for working families across the country. I’d love to hear from my colleagues how we’re going to get out of this war in Iran. Instead…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

Todd Blanche is unfit to serve as Attorney General. As Acting Attorney General, Blanche has shown he is more loyal to Trump than he is to the American people or the Constitution.

padilla.senate.gov
Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Aug 9, 2026

I strongly oppose Todd Blanche to be our next Attorney General. His confirmation will be a setback for the independence of the Department of Justice.

padilla.senate.gov
Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Aug 9, 2026

Troy Jackson is somebody who's obviously in this fight for working people.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Aug 9, 2026

It is families who will suffer, especially the sickest Americans, like those with mental health and substance use disorders, cancer, and diabetes, who most urgently need the health care Medicaid provides.

duckworth.senate.gov
Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Aug 9, 2026

It is almost certainly never going to be approved by a court because it violates basic constitutional rights.

foxnews.com
Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Aug 9, 2026

It shouldn’t take this long to return Native remains to their communities. Indigenous people have waited long enough. It's time for these museums and universities to stop the delays and finally do the right thing.

schatz.senate.gov
Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Aug 9, 2026

But we must do everything to protect our national security while, at the same time, bolstering the economic security of everyday Americans.

warnock.senate.gov
Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Aug 9, 2026

I’ll require the data centers to pay the full cost of their own electricity — not you,"

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Aug 9, 2026

Ohio’s electric grid — big corporations treat it like a game,"

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 9, 2026

I think it's super important that we win that seat so that we can put an end to the wild cost increases and rampant corruption that the Senate right now is indulging.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 9, 2026

Today’s CR gives us the breathing room necessary to work out a budget that helps make life more affordable to working families and reins in Trump’s rampant chaos, his rampant corruption.

theguardian.com