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- RD
I joined my Democratic colleagues in calling on the Government Accountability Office to conduct a full, transparent accounting of Trump’s ballroom boondoggle. The American taxpayer has a right to know how much of their hard-earned money is going toward the President’s vanity projects.
- RG
As a Marine who’s seen active duty, I can't imagine not having a sense of when I'd be able to go home. I'm calling for an immediate investigation into these alarming reports. In the meantime, here's a resource for our service members: www.health.mil/Military-Hea...
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- AK
We can and should be doing more for our kids. As Governor, I’ll focus on what works: science-based reading and math curriculum, tutoring for students who’ve fallen behind, and supports for teachers and parents – plus a Summer Reads Initiative so learning never takes a break.
- JS
By manipulating war casualty data, the Pentagon is downplaying the true human cost of @POTUS' Iran war and shortchanging service members out of their benefits. This is outrageous. I was proud to help introduce a bill to ban this shameful deception. www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/s...
link:https://www.shaheen.senate.gov/news/press/shaheen-helps-introduce-legislation-to-stop-the-trump-administration-from-hiding-the-human-cost-of-the-iran-war
- MH
Your smartwatch or health ring can track your heart rate, sleep cycle, and other data. That’s health information, but a loophole in the law means big tech companies don't have to treat this data like other medical records. My bipartisan bill to fix this has passed committee.
- JH
The average Colorado family has paid $3,700 more in goods and services since Trump took office. The longer this illegal war continues, the more Colorado families will pay. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/07/cost-iran-war-is-mounting-heres-latest-tally/
- MW
While costs skyrocket for American families, Trump has used his power to rake in over $2.2 billion. Why can’t he focus on lowering your rent, utility bills, or groceries?
- AK
The late announcement of yet another death associated with Delaney Hall exposes how ICE tries to avoid responsibility. I will keep fighting to shut this place down and shine a light on the poor conditions. My full statement here.
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- PM
This is all by design. Trump and McMahon cut staff and are dismantling the Department of Education without giving a second thought to the students they will hurt or leave behind. We can stop this. We can fight back. And eventually we will rebuild the Department of Education.
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/08/09/inside-investigations-frozen-under-trump-racial-slurs-sexual-harassment-more/
- ES
On my way to Windsor, a customs officer told me how excited Americans were to cross the Gordie Howe International Bridge for the first time.
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- TB
This administration wants you to believe there’s no money for your health care or childcare, but endless cash for his foreign wars and vanity projects.
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- CH
These are the actions of an authoritarian state. Instead of investigating the agent who killed Alex Pretti, Trump's DHS conducted sweeping surveillance of Minnesota organizations that were peacefully standing up to this Administration's lawlessness. Despicable.
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- AS
Now he wants to use your tax dollars to cover the majority of the almost $1 BILLION price tag of his vanity projects. Another broken promise on your tab. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/08/12/trump-administration-set-spend-least-900-million-white-house-construction/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
- MW
It was great celebrating $16 million in federal funding for the Virginia Advanced Pharma Manufacturing Tech Hub yesterday! This funding is going to help train a strong workforce, create good-paying jobs in the Richmond-Petersburg area, and ensure that our critical medicines are made at home.
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- RW
Millions of people can’t afford health care in the wealthiest nation on earth. Don’t let them convince you that this is the best we can do. We can and we MUST ensure every American has health care.
- CS
400,000 New Yorkers have already lost their health insurance because of Trump’s federal funding cuts. 400,000. All so Trump’s friends can get billions of dollars in tax cuts. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/n...
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/new-york-health-insurance-trump-cuts.html
- RD
It was great to visit the Joliet Junior College Entrepreneur and Business Center to celebrate the good work at the core of this center’s mission. Small businesses need our support, and that’s exactly what the EBC is offering through its trainings for women, minority, and veteran-owned businesses.
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- TS
Masks covering their faces. Little or no visible identification. Unmarked vehicles. Guns. And as if that wasn’t enough, ICE is now getting electric-shock gloves straight out of a dystopian sci-fi novel.
- CC
A government shows its values in what it chooses to fund. This one is choosing to spend millions to give ICE yet another tool for inflicting pain on people. The last thing ICE needs is more tools for unaccountable violence.
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- EW
Another day, another Trump policy to make voting harder. His new target? Nursing homes. Dr. Oz issued a memo that seems designed to intimidate nursing home staff from helping residents vote. I’m calling on Dr. Oz to withdraw this guidance and stop impeding the right to vote.
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- TD
Trump is so dangerously out of his depth that Iran is talking about dragging this war out until he leaves office. Two more years of this shit is not an option.
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- PM
Trump is using YOUR tax dollars to fly his cabinet around in new luxurious private jets. There's even one with a bed, shower, and minibar! There must be accountability.
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- MB
The Trump Administration's decision to reclassify the deaths of four service members and the injuries of more than 200 is not only dishonest, it’s an affront to their service and sacrifice.
link:https://www.bennet.senate.gov/2026/08/13/bennet-hickenlooper-duckworth-colleagues-push-to-stop-trump-from-hiding-the-true-cost-of-the-iran-war-and-dishonoring-the-sacrifices-of-our-heroes/
- CC
The alarming conditions aboard the USS Lincoln driving sailors to attempt to throw themselves raise serious questions about the ability of Secretary Hegseth and Acting Secretary Cao to manage America’s Navy.
- JR
Donald Trump came to our state and claimed he’s “lowering” prices for Nevadans. But have your groceries, gas, or health care gotten any more affordable?
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- MH
Let me get this straight. This regime thinks: Healthcare? A waste. SNAP? Abuse. Childcare? Fraud. But spending $900 MILLION on vanity projects is an ideal use of taxpayer dollars? www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/08/12/trump-administration-set-spend-least-900-million-white-house-construction/
- RG
I’m seeking an official oversight visit with a bipartisan Senate Delegation to the USS Lincoln to investigate the reported alarming conditions.
link:https://www.ms.now/news/navy-meeting-san-diego-uss-lincoln
- MK
Rich people don't need another tax cut. You do. That's why I'm leading the Working Americans' Tax Cut Act to put money back in the pockets of working families — paid for by making millionaires pay their fair share. It's time we reward hard work over wealth.
- AS
It’s time to end this war and bring our troops home.
link:https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2026/08/11/multiple-uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-have-tried-to-go-overboard-amid-extended-deployment-families-say/
- MW
The SAVE Act will never pass the Senate. Republicans can try as many times as they want – we will keep blocking this blatant voter suppression bill.
- EW
Your local Social Security office could be a “ghost office.” Here’s what that means.
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- CS
Donald Trump cannot be allowed to spend over $900 million on a gold-plated ballroom for himself while facing no scrutiny, oversight, or an audit. We are demanding all three, and we will ensure that all of Trump’s wasteful spending and corruption are brought to light.
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- KG
Trump cut healthcare, drove gas prices above $4/gallon, slapped the Trump Tariff Tax on basic essentials – all while handing out tax breaks to billionaires. $900 million for DC decorating, nothing for working families.
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- PW
President Trump’s trade war isn’t just taking a financial toll on Vermont's small businesses, it’s straining friendships with our northern neighbors. I joined Canadian, New England, and Vermont officials in Shelburne to discuss ways we can protect the deep partnership between our two countries.
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- AK
I introduced one of the first bills in the Senate to help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. That fight became part of the bipartisan PACT Act & this week marks 4 years since this legislation was signed into law — expanding VA health care to nearly 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxic substances.
- JH
Our brave firefighters are doing everything they can with what they have to battle this drought-driven wildfire season. We all need to keep fighting for the resources they need to continue their outstanding work. www.axios.com/local/denver...
link:https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/08/10/colorado-fire-departments-funding-staff-shortage
- MH
The President is supposed to put Americans first, not profit from them. This report highlights how much money Trump made last year via schemes like his memecoin, side deals with foreign nations, and political events at his properties, all while average Americans lost money. bsky.app/profile/meid...
- JO
“Servicemembers and their families give the greatest sacrifice for our Nation; we must ensure that we provide for them at home," Sen. Ossoff said.
link:https://www.wjcl.com/article/senator-ossoff-launches-inquiry-into-fort-stewart-privatized-housing-delays/73422632
- TD
While families struggle with higher grocery bills and gas prices, Trump keeps pouring billions into his illegal war in Iran. It's past time he focused on the problems he's made worse here at home.
- MH
Measles was officially eliminated from the U.S. over 26 years ago. But less than 2 years under Trump and RFK Jr., measles cases have reached a 35 year high. And with this regime's new vaccine schedule, preventable outbreaks, like measles, are just the beginning. abcnews.com/Politics/tru...
link:https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-executive-order-childhood-vaccine-schedule/story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dhfacebook&utm_content=null&id=135524851
- EW
Donald Trump reported more than 14,000 stock trades worth up to $1.06 BILLION in his first year back in office. The President should be working for YOU—not his stock portfolio. It’s time to BAN Congress, the Vice President, and the President from owning stocks. Period.
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- ES
The Iran war is still hitting Americans where it hurts: their wallets and their homes. Michigan gas is $4.14 a gallon. Motorists are paying $62 to fill a 15-gallon tank, while diesel is $5.32 a gallon.
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- TS
The White House normally gets $2.5 million a year for maintenance. Trump’s team has allocated $875 million. That’s 350 years’ worth of the usual budget spent by a single administration.
- JR
RI’s cities & towns are already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Here in Barrington, I helped deliver federal investments to make Walker Farm the state’s first resilient, floodable park while upgrading recreation amenities for residents & visitors alike.
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- EM
Arming rogue ICE agents with the tools to deliver painful electric shocks is a terrifying escalation of cruelty and inhumanity. Reverse this horrific plan now. Abolish ICE.
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- AK
Our past has made us who we are. But our future is up to us. I want to build that future together. Let's get to work.
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- MK
30 years ago today was my first day at NASA. Over 15 years as an astronaut, I flew four missions to the International Space Station, including two as commander of the space shuttle. I’ll always be grateful to my family, my crewmates, and everyone at NASA who made those years so special.
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- AK
John and I are sending our deepest condolences to the family and fellow firefighters of the wildfire responder who died near Ely yesterday. Minnesota is grateful for every person still out there fighting these fires. https://ow.ly/wu4a50ZyY83
link:https://ow.ly/wu4a50ZyY83
- TD
Trump isn’t a doctor. He should stop pretending to be one in the Oval Office. Vaccines save lives. Spreading conspiracy theories about childhood vaccinations puts lives at risk.
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- AK
A federal judge just blocked Trump’s attempt to control mail-in voting — again — stating, “the executive branch has no authority to regulate elections.” The Constitution gives the power to administer elections to the states, NOT the president. https://ow.ly/8BvH50Zz7Pk
link:https://ow.ly/8BvH50Zz7Pk