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I want every trans kid to know that there are people here in Congress fighting for you.

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The Constitution could not be clearer: if you are born in the United States, you are a citizen.

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While we continue to see unprecedented efforts to interfere with elections from the Trump Administration, it is a relief to see federal courts make clear that these attacks on mail and absentee voting are clearly illegal and unconstitutional.

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Republicans are pouring your hard-earned tax dollars into an agency that has brutalized and terrorized communities and even killed American citizens. Republican leadership likes to talk a lot about common sense, but where is the common sense in giving this federal agency essentially unlimited funds without a single reform in place?

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The idea that we're actually going to now weaken one of the few pillars of sanity we have, which is the annual bipartisan appropriations process... The whole reason I became an independent is because I think that extreme partisanship here has completely run amok, and it's doing real damage to the country.

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This bill breaks the Democrats' stranglehold over ICE and CBP funding.

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Truly embarrassing, unhinged, wild-eyed, dangerous, reckless, desperate. What's your evidence for the bold claim you've made? He has none. Every count, recount, hand count, audit and court case has demonstrated there is no widespread voter fraud. Trump has basically taken the position that if he wins or the person that he supports wins, the election was fair. If he lost or the person he supported lost, it was rigged. And that's just not right. The danger is the action that follows the lie.

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You can change the name of the operation. It doesn't change the fact that the Strait's still closed, and my service members, and all of our service members, are still in harm's way.

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Trump is lying about California again—time to take the phone away from grandpa and put him to sleep.

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Trump is building a golden ballroom and for his birthday party — arranging a UFC fight on the White House grounds — while you're fighting to pay this month's bills. Could he be more out of touch?

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You're paying more for groceries. More for gas. More for healthcare. All while Trump is spending your money on a gaudy 250-foot arch by Arlington Cemetery, a UFC cage on the South Lawn, and tearing down the East Wing to build his ballroom.

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I just want to be very clear that we continue to be incredibly disappointed of the decision to not have this interview videotaped and then released to the American public... it should have been under oath and it should be videotaped. We obviously have a lot of questions as it relates to why only 50% of the files have been released, why many of the survivors … were literally put in danger by the way the files were released.

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Acting AG Blanche was managing the entire investigation... all of the mistakes that we saw — the redactions not protecting survivors — she continues to push that back onto the acting AG Todd Blanche.

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Dear @DOJRR47: In case you missed it, GOP Senators told @DAGToddBlanche to shove it. And how quaint, you think deleting stuff from a website makes it go away. The stain of Jan 6 is recorded and seared in American history. Nothing you do will erase it. And November is coming.

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My thoughts go out to Tulsi Gabbard and her family, as her husband battles this serious health problem. I hope and pray that he makes a speedy and full recovery. While the circumstances around her departure are deserving of our sympathy, let's be clear: Tulsi Gabbard's only positive contribution to our nation's national security is her resignation.

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The repressive Cuban regime has suppressed its population and stifled the economic progress of its people for decades. Much as I wish the regime gone and a better future for the Cuban people, there is no indication that Cuba poses a significant national security threat to the United States. The American people have spoken loud and clear that they do not want any more costly wars of choice that skyrocket prices at home.

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My good friend Thomas Massie lost tonight. I'm angered by the smears on his character. He lost because he had the guts to take on the Epstein class.

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It's very strange, very unprecedented. It's very concerning. I don't know why anyone is receiving money from this fund and I think there should be congressional oversight into how the fund came to be and the criteria for any distributions.

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Pure. Unadulterated. Corruption.

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It's bad enough that he pardoned people involved in the first violent attempt to essentially overthrow a free and fair election, but now he wants to pay them. It's obscene, and it's all the more obscene when you consider that people are struggling right now.

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First, Donald Trump sues his own IRS to enrich himself. Now he wants to use billions in taxpayer funds to compensate his allies, including thousands charged for the January 6 insurrection. This is easily the most corrupt regime in U.S. history.

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Recent Ukrainian gains have created an opportunity for peace, but the collapse of the recent ceasefire shows that leverage is needed for diplomacy to succeed. Congress can act now, in a bipartisan way, to strengthen that leverage and advance a durable peace that protects the interests of the United States and our allies. We must also send a strong message that Russian support for Iran's targeting of U.S. military assets will not be tolerated.

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If you saw the exchanges that my colleagues had with him, you would see he made a farce of the English language. It was just contortions and lies and no acknowledgement.

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If Donald Trump had seen the video transcript, he would have fired Howard Lutnick. It was really embarrassing.

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Pam Bondi has illegally defied our committee, skipped her deposition, and has refused to cooperate. We have introduced a contempt resolution to hold her accountable. It's interesting how it's only when we take action that they actually ever do anything. This is great news — Bondi's testimony is crucial given her extensive personal knowledge about how the Administration handled the Epstein files.

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If we could chase Hillary Clinton, who hasn't been in office for 20 years, certainly we can get Pam Bondi to explain why she covered up documents, why we haven't had prosecution.

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Secretary Hegseth, you have been lying to the American public about this war from day one and so has the president. This is a geopolitical calamity, a strategic blunder, and a self-inflicted wound to America.

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Your $25 billion number is totally off. Do you know how much it will cost Americans in terms of their increased cost in gas and food over the next year because of the Iran war?

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We just defeated Johnson's efforts to sneak through a 5-year FISA authorization tonight. Now, they will have to fight in daylight.

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Over the past 15 months, we have seen unprecedented corruption from this administration, but this new abuse of power of providing huge cash payments to 'settle' baseless lawsuits brought forward by Trump and his allies is a new low. The bill that Senator Warren, Leader Schumer, Ranking Member Raskin, and I are bringing forward would stop this backdoor bribery and bring some accountability back to the federal government.