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- EM
After two months of Trump’s dangerous Iran war and attacks landing close to nuclear reactors, the world must stop building nuclear power plants in war zones. The Senate should pass my bill with @merkley.senate.gov to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophes.
- JR
Americans are paying the price of a war they never wanted and have gained nothing from. After 60 days of war, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, gas prices are sky high, & our military has suffered significant costs. Pres. Trump owes the American people answers & a plan.
- SW
This month, we stand with Armenians around the world in recognizing the Armenian Genocide. We remember the over 1.5 million Armenians murdered by the Ottoman Empire and reaffirm our commitment to Armenians whose culture and sovereignty remain under threat.
- PM
It's a good day when the Senate rejects at least one junk science charlatan. Good riddance to Casey Means, RFK Jr. is doing enough damage on his own. I'll keep pushing for his removal to protect science and common sense in our government.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/casey-means-surgeon-general-withdraw.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
- ES
Throughout our hearing, Secretary Hegseth expected the American people to just pretend like they don't know that there's a problem with the war in Iran. Meanwhile, gas is $4.99 a gallon. The American people aren’t stupid.
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- BS
The world’s leading scientists are warning that AI could “end civilization as we know it.” 97% of Americans believe AI safety should be subject to rules. When will our government wake up?! We need global cooperation — before it’s too late.
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- EW
As a Pitt fan, I'm glad to see him use his platform as Dr. Langdon to speak out. Student debt is crushing people whose only sin was advancing their education. The system is broken—and the Trump admin has made it worse by jacking up loan payments by hundreds of dollars a month.
link:https://variety.com/2026/scene/features/alden-ehrenreich-patrick-ball-broadway-becky-shaw-playing-dicks-student-loans-1236728696/
- MC
Thank you to Pangborn Memorial Airport and Alaska Airlines for their partnership in making this new connection a reality for the Apple Capital of the World. (3/3)
- MC
This new daily flight at Pangborn Memorial Airport will help connect nearly 125,000 Chelan and Douglas County residents to more than 65 nonstop destinations from Portland International Airport. (2/3)
- MC
Game-changing flight options like these are why we worked to secure a Small Community Air Service Development Program grant for Pangborn to attract new service. (1/3) www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/p...
link:https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/local/pangborn-memorial-airport-flight-to-portland-starts-in-october/article_90a2f46b-2204-4ebd-bde5-3a8b188b57a1.html
- EM
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/04/30/surgeon-general-nominee-means-saphier/
- EM
Casey Means was never qualified to be Surgeon General. She has made clear she wouldn't stand up for the science—on vaccines, on dangerous pesticides, or anything else—if Trump or RFK told her to put politics or corporate interests first. Americans deserve a Surgeon General they can trust.
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- RW
Big update: I secured a commitment that the FISA court opinion revealing abuses of Americans' rights will be DECLASSIFIED before Congress votes on reauthorization. The more Americans know about these abuses, the more they’ll demand real reforms.
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- EM
www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...
link:https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/e-rate-author-senator-markey-criticizes-new-fcc-rule-adding-new-obstacles-to-the-program
- EM
As the author of the program that has already delivered more than $68 billion to schools and libraries, I’m troubled the FCC’s new rule will make it harder for kids to get online and to close the digital divide. We need to strengthen E-Rate, not put up new barriers.
- GP
I'm glad that SBA granted the disaster declaration requested by Gov. Whitmer and supported by bipartisan members of the Michigan congressional delegation, which makes low-interest federal disaster loans available to folks in SW Michigan affected by the March 6 tornadoes. wwmt.com/news/local/s...
link:https://wwmt.com/news/local/sba-offers-low-interest-disaster-loans-after-march-6-tornadoes-in-8-michigan-counties-whitmer-disaster-eidls?fbclid=IwY2xjawRgouFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwOUJYY1p0V3FaVTNtajY3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNTE0NzcxNTY5MjI4MDYxAAEeU43sKb1-RHiVFN5pQbRXC0NmpSQ_BWwPxMl4_jsi53uIuH-7PL59fu1GQno_aem__EdaZ-WtGw7OY78ojF6bbg
- PM
Like a lot of women’s health, menopause has been overlooked, underinvested in, & left behind. That's why Senator Murkowski & I are fighting to INCREASE funding for research into mid-life women's health. More than half this country goes through it, it's time we start acting like it.
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- SW
Trump is killing U.S. auto competitiveness to pay back his big fossil fuel donors. Good thing he didn’t take big bucks from harness-makers. To compete internationally, we need to make competitive vehicles, not ones idiotically designed for maximum fuel consumption.
- SW
U.S. auto companies compete in world markets, unless we want to be like the Russian Lada, only sold domestically because it sucks.
link:https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/10630/catl-electric-car-batteries-930-miles-range-four-minute-charging
- EW
Donald Trump cares more about the price of marble for his gold-encrusted ballroom than he does about the price of gas and groceries SKYROCKETING for American families.
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- AK
A new report out this morning shows inflation is up because of the war with Iran. Minnesotans are paying the price every day, from gas and groceries to fertilizer for our farmers.
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- RD
Congress can protect the right to vote now. Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
- JH
It’s been 61 days since the start of the Iran war. Gas prices are soaring. Fertilizer costs are leaving farmers in the lurch. Today, the Senate voted for the SIXTH time to end this illegal war. Republicans blocked it again.
- TB
It's not worth the lives of our servicemembers and the money in Americans’ pockets to continue the illegal war in Iran.
- ES
Because of the war in Iran, gas in Michigan is $4.99. The cost of things like fertilizer and airline tickets keeps going up. Secretary Hegseth was gung-ho about this war, and now we're at a stalemate, and the American public is feeling it in their pocketbooks. youtube.com/shorts/7Q-3Q...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/7Q-3Q1iRYRM?feature=share
- JS
It’s long past time for Harriet Tubman—a trailblazer who fought for freedom and equality—to be featured on the $20 bill. Learn more about the decade-long fight to do just that ⬇️ spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/pol...
link:https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2026/04/28/no-currency--after-10-years--plan-to-place-harriet-tubman-on-the--20-bill-stalls
- SW
Trump is paying off big corporations, with taxpayer money, to stop inexpensive clean energy, forcing the grid to buy more expensive polluting energy from Trump’s corrupt fossil fuel donors. It’s a racket, raising costs on purpose, to enrich political donors.
link:https://www.eenews.net/articles/interior-announces-end-of-two-more-offshore-wind-leases-2/
- AS
After Watergate, the Presidential Records Act aimed to preserve official White House records to ensure transparency. Now Trump's DOJ is seeking to evade it. The White House is not above the law. I’m demanding answers.
link:https://abcnews.com/US/senate-democrats-press-white-house-loosened-record-keeping/story?id=132459396
- TK
Parenthood is a gift. But because of the rising cost of food, housing, and child care, many hardworking young Americans are priced out of building the families they want. I’m doing everything I can to bring costs down and make parenthood affordable. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/b...
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/26/business/children-rising-costs.html?unlocked_article_code=1.eFA.E2Hd.RPOBaDFGvHg6&smid=tw-share
- JR
Nevada is facing a housing affordability crisis, and we need to take more action to address it. I’m proud to have helped secure $695,000 to support efforts that connect hardworking families with affordable housing and bring opportunity to Nevada communities.
- RG
Tune in now to hear my live conversation with the Atlantic Council about Colombia’s Presidential Elections! https://www.youtube.com/live/MAgIUaLUPlM?si=-fPrD3k-xlDsBbZU
link:https://www.youtube.com/live/MAgIUaLUPlM?si=-fPrD3k-xlDsBbZU
- ES
In 2020, President Trump wrote an executive order that he didn't sign. It would have directed the Defense Secretary to seize ballots and voting machines. He has said he regretted not signing that order. I asked Secretary Hegseth about that today and he refused to answer. youtube.com/shorts/6sZTR...
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/6sZTREtDefw?feature=share
- RW
I just voted YES on a resolution to end the Iran war. Months ago, we were told this war would be over in a few weeks. It has become clear that there is no exit plan. Let's end this war TODAY.
- RD
Gas prices hit a wartime high, inflation is up, & Americans are feeling the pinch of higher prices. But Senate Republicans for the SIXTH time blocked a resolution requiring Congress approve further action against Iran. Their silence is an endorsement of the President’s questionable strategy.
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/business/oil-gas-price-iran.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
- EW
My team on the Banking Committee put together a report on Kevin Warsh’s financial disclosures. Let me tell you – they don’t look good.
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/DX-kpxkmOH8?feature=share
- CC
The longest shutdown ever—TSA agents unpaid, our cybersecurity weakened—started when Senate GOP wouldn’t agree to commonsense ICE reforms, and extended because @houserepublicans.bsky.social delayed for weeks instead of taking up a bill we passed unanimously. Trump’s party simply isn’t fit to govern.
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- RD
I got my start in politics interning for Senator Douglas—he inspired generations of public servants, including myself, to serve with honesty and integrity. I am honored to receive the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government presented by @illinoisigpa.bsky.social
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- SW
I want to see the Judiciary Committee strong. But it’s setting dangerous precedents.
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- JR
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/us/politics/house-homeland-security-funding-bill.html
- JR
FINALLY! Glad House GOP dropped its blockade & passed the DHS funding bill that was unanimously approved by the Senate a month ago to pay TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, & more.
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- CS
Hegseth and Trump call their war with Iran an “astounding victory” 13 American servicemembers have been killed. 400 have been wounded. The Pentagon says it’s spent at least $25 billion. This is not a victory. They need to roll up their sleeves & bring a diplomatic end to this mess.
- PM
Speaker Johnson extended the DHS shutdown for over a MONTH for no reason at all. This is the same bill the Senate passed five weeks ago. An inexcusable failure by House Republicans. But it’s a very good thing the TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, & more will finally be funded.
link:https://apnews.com/article/homeland-security-shutdown-funding-trump-republicans-d377a15c40ad0f430983b6d918b24bb6?taid=69f390959e11680001e6745b&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter
- SW
The parallel crash danger is climate risk crashing insurance markets, which crashes mortgage markets, which crashes property values, which crashes the economy, 2008-style. Climate denial is getting increasingly economically dangerous. Indeed, it’s already begun.
- SW
Instead of managing an orderly adjustment, we now face the prospect of an abrupt one — in common parlance, a “crash.”
- SW
This is the “carbon bubble” risk that we’ve irresponsibly allowed to grow, in order to serve the political interests of the fossil fuel industry and protect its inflated pricing and excessive profits.
- SW
The stranded assets of those producers quickly achieve negative value, workforce shrinks suddenly, revenues collapse, and economic shock cascades into the larger economy.
- SW
That race to a new market-based price, from the artificially propped-up OPEC price, will likely strand expensive producers like the United States and Russia.
- SW
Cartel pricing only works when members stick to it. Once defection begins, it makes sense for other producers to follow. The defector sets their own new price, the market is attracted to that lower price, and other producers have to abandon the inflated cartel price or lose sales.
- SW
This is commonly referred to in economic publications as the “carbon bubble” bursting. Look up “carbon bubble.” It has been well warned of for decades. (While you’re at it, look up “peak oil.” The concepts relate.)
- SW
The rub is that Gulf nations can profitably sell oil well below the price that Big Oil requires to be profitable in America. It becomes in their interest to unload inventory — as much as possible, as much as they can sell at their preferred price — racking up sales while they still can profitably.