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Trump’s delay tactics are downright illegal, and the courts agree. No more delays. Trump must pay back America’s small businesses, consumers, and working families for the billions of dollars his tariff taxes took from them.
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Trump is raising prices at home while razing countries abroad. In addition to untold casualties, Trump's illegal war with Iran will lead to skyrocketing oil prices, and we know the Big Oil vultures are already circulating. We can't let Trump drag us into another endless war.
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My statement on Trump's attack on Iran.
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We had a deal with Iran to ensure limits on its nuclear capacities. Trump ended that deal. Now he says that sending our young people off to fight and potentially lose their lives for this country is just a ‘cost of war.’ This is the cost of his broken promises. No war with Iran.
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My statement demanding immediate congressional action to reverse DOD's designation of Anthropic a supply chain risk.
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ICE is tearing families apart and putting people in dangerous situations. Many immigrants—even children—are forced to defend themselves in deportation cases without a lawyer. The SHIELD Act would bolster immigrants’ access to legal support, so they don't have to face court alone.
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Measles cases have now been confirmed in Mass. Vaccines save lives—and our federal health leaders should be saying that loudly and clearly. Instead, RFK sows doubt about vaccine safety while his Surgeon General nominee won't commit to recommending the vaccine. Baystate families deserve better.
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Here’s an easy solution: Finalize the rule that @USDOT scrapped that would compensate passengers for these airline-caused delays. I’ve been demanding this for years. Let’s get it done.
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Trump is lying and hyping the threat. Iran does not pose an imminent danger. Even Rubio admits Iran is not enriching uranium. There is time for diplomacy. This is a war of choice—and it’s a bad choice.
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Unacceptable. The Trump administration must be held accountable for this violation of privacy.
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Trump's VA issued a policy to hurt vets whose medications are working. Veterans pushed back, and today the VA officially walked it back. This is what happens when veterans make their voices heard. This is what is looks like when we organize—not agonize.
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DOD is still coercing Anthropic to allow its AI model to be used for mass surveillance and autonomous warfare. Imagine what they have planned. This can’t happen.
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Trans people deserve IDs that reflect who they are. Bills like this undermine the basic rights of trans people and put them at risk of serious harm. No one can erase trans peoples' existence.
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Trump says Iran is on the brink of getting a nuclear bomb to justify his aggression in the region. We've heard this before. Trump promised he’d keep us out of endless wars in the Middle East so if he doesn’t come to a deal, he risks exactly that. We need health care, not warfare.
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I wrote to the Administration six months ago urging them to do refunds ‘the easy way’. But if there’s one thing Trump loves more than tariffs, it’s being sued. Small businesses need their money back now. No more delays. No more pain on Main Street.
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The Trump administration is reportedly coercing unaccompanied immigrant children to self-deport, including through fear and threats. These cruel attacks on children are reprehensible and they must end.
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BLOCKED. A Massachusetts federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt its illegal and aggressive third-country deportations. It is inhumane for the Administration to send immigrants, without a shred of due process, to countries where they lack ties and may face torture or persecution.
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The public deserves to know that these so-called self-driving cars rely on human operators thousands of miles away. I won’t stand by while large tech companies experiment on public roads. That’s not standing in the way of progress; that’s standing up for transparency and safety.
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I hope everyone is staying safe and warm in this record-breaking storm. Thank you to all the first responders working around the clock to keep people safe, and to residents across the Commonwealth doing their part to stay inside and help their neighbors as we make it through.
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According to a peaceful protestor, a DHS agent told them, "If you keep coming to things like this, you’re going to be on a domestic terrorist watchlist. Then we’re going to come to your house later tonight.” DHS must answer for its grotesque intimidation and surveillance tactics.
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Trump is continuing his crusade against public education, this time by putting conspiracy theorist RFK Jr. in charge of school safety. That’s like putting Pam Bondi in charge of releasing the Epstein files. Oh wait.
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The SAVE Act is a dangerous move to keep Black and Brown voters, women, and LGBTQ+ people from the ballot box. Trump and MAGA Republicans know they have no solutions to the issues that Americans are angry about, so they plan to meddle with the 2026 election. I will vote NO.
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Congratulations to Team USA men’s hockey players and Massachusetts natives Matt Boldy, Jack Eichel, and Noah Hanifin. From BC Eagles to BU Terriers, a UMass Lowell River Hawk and two of our own Boston Bruins this was a Bay State Gold medal game. You make our Commonwealth proud.
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Do you want to be breathing more mercury and toxic air pollution? The Trump administration thinks you do. It’s sick. Even Trump’s EPA admits that its repeal of mercury will lead to 23% more mercury in the air—poisoning our lungs and our families in a greedy giveaway to Big Coal.
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I’ve long demanded Tesla drop its misleading and dangerous “Autopilot” brand. That name deceives consumers and creates unnecessary safety risks. Tesla must cease using the name Autopilot everywhere.
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In the case of Main Street vs. Mar-a-lago, America’s small businesses won. Today, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s illegal tariffs. We must guarantee that small businesses get immediate relief, and end Trump’s tariff taxes on working people for good.
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The VA's new rule could slash disability ratings for veterans whose meds are working. Secretary Collins says it won't be enforced—but veterans shouldn't have to take that on faith. They earned these benefits. The Trump administration must rescind this harmful rule now.
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Trump’s tariff taxes are hurting Main Street, allowing small businesses to become victims of predatory lenders. Instead of offering help, Trump’s @SBAgov is throwing small businesses to the wolves by preventing refinance options through SBA.
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Congrats to the four BC Eagles soaring the U.S.A. Women’s Ice Hockey Team to today’s Gold Medal victory, including Megan Keller ‘19 on the game-winning goal!
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Trump’s “Board of Peace” is a pay-to-play scam that undermines our commitment to peace and human rights around the world. We don’t need backroom deals made by Trump cronies who will say and pay whatever to get a seat at the table. We need diplomacy and democracy.
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At least the DOJ isn’t hiding its client list. Now release the Epstein files.
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This is absolutely unacceptable. ICE must immediately stop detaining pregnant women.
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Americans don’t want another endless war in the Middle East. We want health care, not warfare. Trump the wrecking ball must be stopped.
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Dr. Bhattacharya oversaw unprecedented cuts to NIH research, with thousands of grants terminated and hundreds of clinical trials. Now Trump wants him running the CDC as measles continues to spread and flu season rages on? This is reckless. Our public health is not a game.
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Big Tech, Big Brother, and a big violation of Americans' free speech. Social media companies must not hand over users' private information to DHS simply because they criticized ICE.
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Authoritarianism, plain and simple. Todd Lyons must immediately confirm or deny whether ICE is building a database of protesters. If true, this would be an appalling attack on Americans’ free speech and right to protest. Peaceful dissent is not a crime. It’s a constitutional right.
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Resuming nuclear testing—and inflaming a new arms race—is not the answer here. Let’s engage with China and figure out what happened. New nuclear testing would be a gift to China.
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Ramadan Mubarak to all those observing this holy month across the Commonwealth and around the world. May this month bring you peace and renewal and be a time for reflection, connection, and joy with your loved ones.
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Trump claims he wants a deal with Iran, not war. That’s B.S. We had a great deal with Iran on its nuclear program in 2015, but Trump tore it up and then bombed Iran last summer. Trump is a dangerous warmonger that must be stopped.
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Reverend Jesse Jackson believed in an America where “the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected, and the despised” could have a fair shot at a better life and a brighter future. Now, we must work to keep his hope alive and secure true justice for all.
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Happy Lunar New Year to everyone celebrating in Massachusetts and across the country! As we gather to welcome a new year of hope, health, and prosperity, we honor the rich traditions and contributions of Asian American communities that strengthen our Commonwealth and our nation.
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Eight years after Marjory Stoneman Douglas, we remember the 17 lives stolen and the families forever changed. Their courage sparked a movement led by young people who refused to accept gun violence as inevitable. We honor them by continuing the fight for safer communities.
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When Jaylen came to Boston, he set out to empower entrepreneurs to own, build, and grow businesses that last. With his mother, Mechalle, BosXchange and 7uiceFoundation are creating opportunities for real economic power through ownership. youtube.com/shorts/NVzb-...
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DOJ is spying on lawmakers who are reading through the Epstein files. If they can do that to members of Congress, imagine what they are doing to you. This is Trump’s surveillance state.
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Visitors to our country should not face a digital shakedown. @wyden.senate.gov and I are calling on CBP to reverse its invasive proposal to collect five years of social media history from travelers from trusted partner nations.
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Good. Our pressure is working. We don’t have to accept an ever-expanding surveillance state. Now Ring needs to go further: End facial recognition now.
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What’s described here isn’t isolated—it’s systemic. Embedded bias in AI has real-world consequences. My AI Civil Rights Act would put strict guardrails on algorithms to prevent bias and discrimination. Innovation without safeguards isn’t progress.
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ICE and CBP are using facial recognition to surveil Americans and target protesters. No transparency. No accountability. We need to pass my ICE Out of Our Faces Act to ban this abuse and defend our constitutional rights. www.youtube.com/shorts/QpHZT...
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The Trump administration is systematically targeting unaccompanied children for removal, detaining kids for long periods in inhumane conditions, and dismantling child-friendly protections. This is vile and unconscionable. Kids belong with their families—not living behind bars. End this terror.
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BREAKING: Trump’s EPA just repealed the landmark endangerment finding to give polluters a free pass. The science is clear: greenhouse gas pollution presents a clear and present danger to our health and planet. No amount of denial from Trump or Zeldin will change that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkWf...
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