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Adam Schiff

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Adam Bennett Schiff is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 28th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, Schiff has played a significant role in various legislative efforts and is known for his work on national security and intelligence issues. He served as the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, where he was involved in high-profile investigations and oversight of intelligence agencies.

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Jan 10, 2026

If he continues to not deliver more housing, but actually raises the cost of housing by tariffs on building materials, by deporting construction workers, then he’s only creating further problems from him and the Republican Party.

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Jan 10, 2026

If Republicans don’t get on board, it will be a liability for them, just as healthcare has been.

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Jan 10, 2026

Of all the affordability challenges Americans face, housing is the most acute. This is certainly the case in California, but it’s true across much of the country.

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Jan 10, 2026

Finally, the Senate is exercising its constitutional power over the authorization of the use of force to prevent America from being dragged into a new war over oil.

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Dec 27, 2025

The Trump Justice Department has had months to keep their promise to release all of the Epstein Files.

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Nov 30, 2025

Under such a lawless and corrupt administration, we need talented and creative leaders to do oversight work, expose the malfeasance to the public and break through in a fractured media environment, and Congressman Garcia has proven adept…

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Nov 29, 2025

I never broke any law and was always forthcoming with my mortgage lenders.

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Nov 29, 2025

It was a triumph of the rule of law.

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Nov 18, 2025

The senator is certainly concerned that Donald Trump, who was investigated and indicted for obstruction, will persist in trying to stonewall and otherwise prevent the full release of all the documents and information in the U.S…

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Nov 11, 2025

We owe our constituents better than this. We owe a resolution that makes it possible for them to afford healthcare.

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Nov 9, 2025

I would do away with it so that we can expand and protect people's freedoms and their rights.

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Nov 9, 2025

I have continued to oppose the filibuster, and would be happy to do away with the filibuster, but the question is…for what reason?

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Nov 9, 2025

[An end to the shutdown is] not going to happen until the president gets off the golf course, gets out of his ballroom planning, and sits down and negotiates.

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Nov 9, 2025

We have the president telling us now, Republicans telling us now: they're not going to honor any agreement we reach with them.

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Nov 9, 2025

In the middle of a shutdown, when people are really hurting, we need more than concepts of a plan.

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Nov 9, 2025

So, no, I think what the president is revealing, once again, you know, more than eight years after he came down that golden escalator, they still don't have a health care plan. They're still back to what Trump once called 'the concept of a…

abcnews.go.com
Nov 9, 2025

We have no idea what the president means by that, except it sounds like what he means is the same old, tired proposal of repealing the Affordable Care Act, giving people a benefit in the form of a health savings account, but allowing…

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Nov 6, 2025

She has been an indelible part of every major progressive accomplishment in the 21st Century.

latimes.com
Nov 6, 2025

There has been no authorization to use force by Congress in this way

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Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing in which members of Congress can get serious answers to serious questions.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing when dozens of prosecutors have been fired simply because they worked on cases investigating the former president.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing, and it comes in the wake of revelations that a top administration official took $50,000 in a bag, and this department made that investigation go away.

msnbc.com
Oct 8, 2025

This is supposed to be an oversight hearing of the Justice Department, and it comes in the wake of an indictment called for by the president of one of his enemies.

msnbc.com
Oct 2, 2025

Our democracy is badly broken when a president can illegally suspend projects for Blue states in order to punish his political enemies.

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