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A bipartisan group of colleagues and I met with Nobel Peace Prize winner, María Corina Machado, to ask her about how she sees her homeland now that Maduro has been removed. Machado is as determined as ever to see a better future for the Venezuelan people. She has my continued admiration and support.
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I joined @duckworth.senate.gov, @peters.senate.gov, and @slotkin.senate.gov to send a letter to OMB Director Russ Vought demanding OMB end its administrative review of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. Any further delays to this project put the Great Lakes’ ecosystem and fishing industry at risk.
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I joined my colleague Senator Britt to send a letter to the CDC urging them to research the impacts of gambling on children. As sports gambling proliferates across the U.S., we must ensure we protect kids.
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Millions of Americans use dietary supplements to improve their health. However, FDA doesn’t have basic information about most of these products. I introduced the Dietary Supplement Listing Act to help increase transparency and ensure these products are safe.
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BREAKING: My bipartisan legislation with Senator Fischer to help protect kids with food allergies was just signed into law. This bill will give parents the peace of mind knowing more staff will be trained to PREVENT and PROTECT their children from an allergic reaction at school.
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Senate Republicans voted against a resolution that would require Congressional approval before Trump engages us in further hostilities with Venezuela. We cannot allow this conflict to escalate at the expense of American lives. Sadly, the majority of my Senate Republican colleagues don’t agree.
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Today, I met with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago to discuss federal reimbursement for MWRD’s work on the Thornton Reservoir. I will continue to push for this reimbursement and to offer the resources MWRD needs to keep our state’s water infrastructure up and running.
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I’m always ready to engage in oversight. I could ask many questions of a Trump official responsible for vetting immigrants. Why won’t Republicans call one?
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NEWS: @schumer.senate.gov just attempted to pass a bill that would extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits and prevent insurance prices from doubling for 22 million Americans. Even though this bill passed the House with 17 Republican votes, Senate Republicans still blocked it.
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This week, the Illinois National Guard began its partnership with the Portuguese Armed Forces through the State Partnership Program. I supported this agreement, as the ILNG has long exemplified the “Gold Standard” in partnership initiatives, strengthening both international security & cooperation.
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President Trump’s war on drugs will take more than a new President in Venezuela. Last night’s termination of addiction treatment is a step backwards that will cost lives. His cuts show this Admin is more interested in building White House ballrooms than life-saving clinics.
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Still no response. We know the answer. Lowered standards. Weakened vetting. Secretary Noem is opening the door to extremists and the unqualified.
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I met with Chinese Ambassador Xie Feng to discuss many shared interests and areas of disagreement between the U.S. and China. I commend Ambassador Xie for his willingness to discuss these issues with me, and I hope China can help bring an end to the war in Ukraine and ease tensions in the SCS.
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America could restore its leadership on human rights and right past wrongs. Instead, the Trump Administration is expanding Guantánamo Bay to unjustly and inhumanely detain migrants. We have to close it once and for all.
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At last month’s Cabinet meeting, Trump publicly called Somali immigrants “garbage.” Now, his Administration is terminating Somalia’s designation for Temporary Protected Status. Does the President really think Somalia is a safe or stable place for these individuals to return? I think not.
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@duckworth.senate.gov and I introduced an amendment to the government funding bill to reverse the President’s proposed budget cut to the Chicago Harbor Lock, one of America’s busiest locks. A lock this large must have the critical resources it needs to run its operations.
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Today, President Trump endorsed my bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act, which would reduce credit card swipe fees and hold down costs for Main Street merchants and their customers. Americans struggling with everyday purchases like groceries and gas need the relief this bill would provide.
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🚨BIG NEWS: This is the moment the Senate passed my bill to combat nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfakes. Grok is out of control. AI can’t be unregulated. I teamed up with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov to stand up for victims who’ve had their autonomy taken from them by AI. Let’s get it done.
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Some exciting news. The Senate just unanimously passed my bill to combat nonconsensual, sexually-explicit deepfake images! Survivors deserve to have their day in court. To my House colleagues: let’s get this done.
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The video from the shooting of Renee Good directly contradicts the self-defense narrative that DHS and President Trump have attempted to spin. DHS and DOJ must cooperate with state and local officials to hold a full, transparent investigation into her shooting now.
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The first detainees arrived at Guantánamo Bay twenty-four years ago. The prison at GTMO is a stain on our nation’s history—and it’s time we close it once and for all.
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Read my letter to the Chicago Tribune about the horrific shooting of Renee Good and the Trump Administration’s reign of terror here:
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President Trump wants to weaponize every tool of government against his perceived opponents. His lackeys at the Justice Department embrace and execute his worst instincts. Congress must fight back.
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NEWS: Since the passage of the INFORM Consumers Act, which I introduced, tens of millions of product listings have been removed from online marketplaces. I am pleased to see that this legislation has helped make it safer for people to purchase goods online.
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17 House Republicans joined with all House Democrats to pass a simple extension of the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits, which reduce health costs for 22 million Americans. Now we just need 13 Senate Republicans to do the same.
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It was a pleasure to meet with students from Washington University in St. Louis who are participating in its Civic Fellows Program through the Gephardt Institute. This program helps prepare the next generation of leaders, and I look forward to seeing what these students accomplish.
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NEWS: The House of Representatives just passed an extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, protecting access to quality, affordable health care for 22 million Americans. Will Senate Republicans join Democrats to save health care?
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These international orgs provide basic health care for women & children, advance democracy, and address extreme weather events. Trump’s withdrawal allows our adversaries like China to fill the vacuum and damages our interests around the world. How does this make America great again?
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Quantum computing is the future, but to remain at the forefront we must invest in our quantum research centers and give scientists the resources they need. I cosponsored the bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to ensure the U.S. continues to lead the quantum revolution.
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Secretary Noem has dodged testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee for months. It’s caused frustration... and not just from Democrats. It’s time for Judiciary Republicans to work with us—and issue a bipartisan subpoena.
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Today, I voted for a bipartisan war powers resolution that would block the use of the U.S. Armed Forces to engage in hostilities within or against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress. (1/2)
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Federal immigration agents’ use of force shocks the conscience. A federal judge said that in November. Now, their continued use of excessive force has led to another shooting and another death.
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Whether helping pass the Affordable Care Act or championing the Americans with Disabilities Act, @hoyer.house.gov has always fought to provide all Americans with the dignity they deserve. I am honored to call Steny a friend, and I wish him all the best in his retirement.
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Donald Trump brought some of the worst, most unprofessional, and most poorly trained federal law enforcement officers and agents into Illinois. Now he’s doing it in Minnesota. And another family is grieving.
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I’ve said it time and time again. The Trump Administration’s militarized immigration raids are dangerous political theater. Now, it’s led to another fatal shooting, this time of a woman in Minneapolis.
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Judges shouldn’t have to look over their shoulder every time they write an opinion. Donald Trump and MAGA’s attacks are putting judges and their families at risk.
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Abraham Lincoln on judges, March 1861: “It is a duty from which they may not shrink to decide cases properly brought before them, and it is no fault of theirs if others seek to turn their decisions to political purposes.” He predicted MAGA attacks on the courts over a century ago.
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For more than 75 years, NATO has acted as a force for good in Europe, and around the globe. The President’s threats to use the U.S. military against a NATO ally puts the entire alliance in jeopardy and plays right into Vladimir Putin’s hands.
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How’d Susie Wiles get access to the Epstein files? And under what authority? The Trump Administration has lost trust with the American people on this case. Full transparency is the only way out.
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The Trump Administration failed to comply with federal law when it only partially “released” the Epstein files last month. We need an audit.
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Mr. President: put up or shut up. If you have credible evidence of fraud, present it publicly. I will join you in addressing it. If you have no credible evidence of fraud, stop penalizing innocent, needy children. Picking on kids is not presidential.
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Those who fear the truth or attempt to distort it face a lesson in history. The reality of events will prevail and those who distort it will be relegated to a shameful trash heap reserved for traitors and liars.
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Today is the perfect day for any Republican to condemn the January 6th insurrection—and hold Donald Trump accountable for once.
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January 6, 2021 was a horrific day. Armed insurrectionists tried overturning a free and fair election. People lost their lives. But Donald Trump—and the Republican Party—still show no remorse.
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Best of luck to @illinoisstateu.bsky.social tonight as they face off against Montana in the FCS Championship game. Go Redbirds!
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The Trump Administration’s changes to the childhood vaccine schedule will endanger children’s health and wellbeing. Decisions surrounding vaccines should be made based on sound science, not Secretary Kennedy’s conspiracy theories.
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I’m honored to count Senator Mark Kelly as my colleague and friend. He risked his life in service to our country and is now being attacked by the current administration. It is wrong and it is hateful.
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If the actions taken in Venezuela is the type of foreign policy that Trump supports, where does that leave Taiwan?
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My statement on the Trump Administration's actions in Venezuela. A THREAD.
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Happy New Year! May your 2026 be filled with much love and success.
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