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- KG
A couple in West Virginia was faced with spending nearly triple their monthly mortgage on health care premiums because Trump let costs skyrocket. We had a plan to lower health care costs and congressional Republicans blocked it. Now, Americans are paying the cost.
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- AK
Our office has two more Telephone Claims Clinics coming up on Jan. 29th and Feb. 2nd with the NJ Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a great opportunity to speak directly with a Veterans Service Officer about your VA claims. Call (856) 757-5353 to obtain a time slot.
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- ES
Ope, Happy 189th birthday to the best state in the country! Home to Motown, the Detroit Lions, tart cherries, and so much more. There's lots to love about you. 🧤 www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/l...
link:https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/01/26/michigan-189th-birthday-state-2026-facts-history/88360345007/
- JR
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- TS
- EM
Greg Bovino and his CBP thugs may be leaving Minneapolis but this doesn’t end here. ICE continues to terrorize our communities. From Maine to Minneapolis. It’s still no funding for DHS. ICE out of ALL our cities. Hold these officers to account.
- BS
I stand in solidarity with the more than 31,000 Kaiser nurses and health care workers on strike in California and Hawaii. It’s well past time for Kaiser to return to the table with a fair offer for their workers that includes safer staffing ratios and higher wages.
- EW
Donald Trump and Kristi Noem think you will believe them over your own eyes. No. Alex Pretti wasn't a terrorist. He was a VA nurse. When agents pushed a woman to the ground, he tried to help her up. His last words were “Are you okay?” Enough. Kristi Noem should resign.
link:https://youtube.com/shorts/7tgnoKTziBs?feature=share
- TK
Last week, I met with leadership at Augusta Medical Center in Fisherville to learn about how they’re providing care for the community. I’ll keep working to protect Virginians’ health care, including by pushing to reverse the Republican cuts to Medicaid.
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- MH
This regime ripped away health care from millions, refused to fund SNAP when families were hungry & is now fighting to fund an organization that has left 2 Americans dead. Their priorities are clear. They care more about attacking immigrants than they do about your well-being.
- PM
There's a clear path forward: 1. Quickly pass the other 5 spending bills before the Friday night deadline & keep government open. 2. Separate out the DHS bill & work on common sense steps to rein in ICE and CBP. Senate Democrats are ready to get it done. Republicans must join us.
- RW
I can’t think of something more un-American than a federal law enforcement agency that can: Enter homes without a judicial warrant. Patrol our streets in unmarked vehicles. Demand papers at random. ICE has become a threat to our American freedoms.
- SW
When the government is lying to you, watch out. “The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting,” Alex Pretti’s parents, Susan and Michael, said in a statement.
- AA
Six cowardly ICE agents held down Alex Pretti and killed him. They killed one of our fellow Americans. This is Donald Trump’s America. The violence and intimidation ICE has brought to our communities must end now. And let me be clear: not a penny more for ICE.
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- PW
Vermonters in Plainfield are still waiting for the federal resources they need to recover from the severe flooding in 2023 and 2024. I hosted a town hall to hear more about the challenges Vermonters face and share how I’m working to make the recovery process more efficient.
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- MH
Trump promised to lower costs on day one – instead, he made it worse. The one thing President Trump delivered for New Mexico families in 2025 was higher prices, and it’s hitting families hard. We need to lower costs for New Mexicans NOW. Working families can’t afford to wait.
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- TK
Folks, roads are still rough throughout much of the region following last weekend’s winter storm. I encourage everyone to keep an eye out for road and public transportation updates to best keep you and your family safe.
- JH
ICE is out of control. The proposal to open another ICE detention center in Colorado, this one in Hudson, takes a bad situation and makes it worse. www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...
link:https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/ice-facility-hudson-colorado-big-horn/
- SW
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- AS
The return of the remains of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili is an important milestone for the families of the hostages taken on October 7th. 🧵
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- KG
Simply put, ICE and DHS are out of control. I cannot and will not support further funding of DHS without increased accountability and reform of the agency. Read my statement:
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- AK
Over and over again, bullying and intimidation. We all see this for what it is. More Mob Boss politics.
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- JR
About 1.5 million Americans lost their health insurance so far this year because of Trump’s policies. Millions more will lose their coverage if Republicans continue refusing to pass the Dem plan to undo Trump’s premium spikes.
- RD
Oversight of immigration detention, especially medical care, urgently needs reform. When human beings are in the government’s custody, we are responsible for them.
- BS
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- SW
Leader Thune must keep DHS $$ separate, like House did, so we can pass all other appropriations. Everyone sees DHS needs work.
- TK
The horrific shooting of Alex Pretti has only sharpened the position I announced last Friday—the House-passed bill funding Homeland Security is a non-starter because it lacks sufficient safeguards against abuse and accountability for those who have used their power to brutalize our communities.
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- AK
Both the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association and the International Association of Chiefs of Police have joined mayors, business leaders, and community voices in speaking out about the dangerous ICE surge in Minnesota. It’s clear that ICE needs to leave our state. Now.
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- MK
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand how much Trump’s tariffs are raising costs and making life harder. Look at this number. That’s how much Arizona families’ costs went up in 2025 because of this President.
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- MH
I am an immigrant. But more than that, I am a human being and an American. No one — regardless of status or where they come from —should have to endure the pain, chaos, and violence ICE has brought into our communities this past year. DHS and ICE's terror stops now. They must be controlled.
- RD
From housing to health care, President Trump’s economic policies are making Americans pay more for their necessities. While the $1,781 Trump has cost Illinoisans may seem like pocket change to President Trump and his billionaire buddies, it makes all the difference for Illinois families.
- MH
I will vote against proceeding with this week’s bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security because ICE needs to significantly change the way it is conducting itself — and Congress should be doing everything it can to make sure that happens.
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- TS
Every single sign and every Minnesotan holding one gives me a small piece of hope to take into this DHS/ICE funding fight. Thank you for being you, Minneapolis.
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- MW
We have to keep pushing for a better country than Trump’s out-of-control ICE is inflicting in Minneapolis. I’ve said it once, I’ll say it again – I am NOT voting to fund DHS under these current conditions.
- SW
Reads a lot like “hand over sensitive voter information or the chaos continues.”
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- GP
Michiganders, I want to ensure your voice is heard. My office is currently receiving a high number of calls, and we are doing our best to answer every one. Please know you can also reach me by writing a message on my website where every message is read: www.peters.senate.gov/contact/emai...
link:https://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary
- JS
The killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis was horrific and has rightly drawn deep concern from both sides of the aisle. My full statement on the shooting and the appropriations process:
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- BL
We saw with our own eyes a U.S. citizen killed by Trump’s federal agents. Yet this admin continues to spread lies. What must happen now: a full and independent investigation; Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller must resign or be fired; and not another dollar for Noem’s DHS without real accountability.
link:https://www.wsj.com/us-news/in-battle-for-evidence-minnesota-sues-feds-over-fatal-border-patrol-shooting-52be59ba
- JH
ICE is using violence to stoke fear in our communities. It’s horrifying and unconscionable. We need answers and accountability immediately.
- JR
I’m a no on the DHS bill. Congress must step up to protect the rights of all Americans, enact needed safeguards, and ensure accountability. ICE is supposed to enforce the law and protect the public, not abuse your rights and trample on the people they serve.
- RB
Proud to join a strong consensus of Democratic colleagues saying NO to the DHS spending bill without strict restraints & reforms on ICE. 1/
- TB
Read these stories from people who knew Alex, his Green Bay high school classmates, and people he did choir with. He cared deeply for people and should still be alive. Alex and his family deserve nothing short of justice and accountability. www.jsonline.com/story/news/2...
link:https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2026/01/25/alex-pretti-cared-for-was-role-model-to-preble-high-school-classmates/88348759007/?utm_source=jsonline-dailybriefing-strada&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailybriefing-greeting&utm_term=newsletter-greeting&utm_content=pmjs-milwaukee-nletter65
- TS
Supplies for legal observers in Minneapolis. ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA
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- JR
Alex Pretti, 37, was an ICU nurse who cared for veterans. The Trump Admin. labelled him a ‘domestic terrorist.’ You be the judge.
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- CH
Like many of you, I have seen this video, and I'm demanding answers. My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers. [1/2]
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- AA
Like many Marylanders, I am horrified by what this video appears to show. My team has demanded answers about these reported inhumane conditions. The content suggests yet another another instance of ICE's utter depravity. We cannot let another PENNY go to Donald Trump's ICE.
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- CS
Kristi Noem is a liar. Kristi Noem is incompetent. Kristi Noem is vicious. Kristi Noem must be fired.
- SW
Even the WSJ editorial page calls out the lies! “The Trump Administration spin on this simply isn’t believable. Stephen Miller, the political architect of the mass deportation policy, called Pretti a ‘domestic terrorist.’ He was a nurse without a criminal record.”
- AK
Scenes from this weekend’s resource fair in Salem, NJ. Shout out to the vendors, Salem City, the 3rd legislative district, and the Salem County Inter Agency Council for helping us get resources around housing, food, utilities, mental health, and more to people who need them.
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- PM
Reminder: Republicans voted to give ICE a $75 billion slush fund, a budget larger than most militaries. Every Democrat voted NO. We need immigration enforcement that is sane, upholds our rights, treats people with dignity and basic respect, and focuses on violent criminals.