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Not only is the Pentagon sending American troops into a reckless, illegal war that is costing families at home in energy costs, but it is also stalling routine wind reviews that would bring on much-needed energy to lower those costs. The war on Iran and the attacks on clean energy must end.
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On Trans Day of Visibility, we are reminded just what is at stake. So-called “conversion therapy” is dangerous and has no place in our society. I will continue to stand for affirming and supportive care. No one can erase LGBTQ+ people.
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Trump is giving $1 billion of your money to a French energy company to prevent it from bringing low-cost clean power to the East Coast. While your energy bills go up, Trump is making you pay to stop the solutions. I'm demanding answers and for our money back with @ocasio-cortez.house.gov.
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Trump promised to cut costs. Instead, he’s illegally sent us to another war in the Middle East, causing gas prices to spike. The costs to human life, to our servicemembers, and to the pockets of everyday people are not worth it. We need to end this war. Now.
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Your postage costs are going up, thanks to the Trump-induced spike of gasoline prices. Trump is trying to crush our ability to purchase and use electric vehicles—including at USPS—which could help protect against rising gas costs. Trump is making us pay at the pump and the post.
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America’s small businesses and families need their money back. They don’t have teams of lawyers to figure out a complicated tariff tax refund process. Trump must immediately—and automatically—refund small businesses and families the tariff taxes they are rightfully owed.
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For six years, I have been sounding the alarm on Clearview AI. Now, a grandmother was jailed for over 5 months for crimes in a state she’s never visited. This technology is biased, inaccurate, and unreliable. It destroys lives.
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Republicans want to pay for Trump’s illegal war on Iran and for ICE thugs to terrorize communities by cutting health care. Again. It’s not complicated—Americans don’t want bombs—they want affordable health care and for their neighbors to be safe.
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Measles is spreading. Kids are dying from flu. Vaccines are in legal limbo. But Trump and RFK blew past the deadline to nominate a CDC director after pushing out the last one. Americans deserve real leadership—not chaos.
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While Trump's warmongering sends prices soaring, he's forcing borrowers to pay sky-high interest on loans. Trump's loan repayment plan: throwing students to the sharks. Students deserve a life raft, not a shove overboard.
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Trump is continuing his cruel campaign of contempt against communities of color—a campaign that undermines efforts to combat historic discrimination. This is unacceptable and must end now. I will continue to hold this Administration accountable.
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Trump said the illegal war in Iran would take 4 to 6 weeks. We’re already there, yet he’s asking Congress for $200 billion more—enough for 100 days—and sending ground troops. This is not winding down. This is not a “little detour.” It’s escalation. And Trump has no idea how to end it.
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Trump’s affordability crisis is crushing Main Street. Look at this new polling from Small Business Majority. The pain on Main Street must end now.
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Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, but Trump’s tariff taxes are backbreaking. Since the start of Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the average small business importer paid $300,000 in tariffs. That’s unacceptable—the Trump admin must refund its illegal tariffs NOW.
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Hard work should mean good, fair pay. In Massachusetts, ending the gender pay gap would put more than $15 billion more in people’s pockets and lower poverty by 40%. This Equal Pay Day, we fight for equal pay for equal work.
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On the same day Meta was found liable for harming children in court, Trump taps Mark Zuckerburg to advise on our most pressing issues in science and technology. The Big Tech Bros will protect their profits over people and the planet—and we all know it.
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Last night, Democrats tried to restore veterans’ rights to abortion counseling and care. Republicans blocked it. Trump’s extreme ban is unacceptable and dangerous. Those who fought for our freedoms deserve for us to fight for theirs.
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I’ve been calling on the Trump administration to set up a refund process since last summer. American small businesses and families need their refunds now.
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AI chatbots pose new dangers to kids’ safety. But Big Tech keeps using the same playbook: prioritizing profit over privacy. Today I introduced the Youth AI Privacy Act to stop chatbots from exploiting kids' sensitive information and using manipulative design to keep them hooked.
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My Statement on the Social Media Addiction Trial Verdict
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Trump says the war is over. Trump says he is seeking peace. Don’t buy it. Trump also wants $200 Billion more for the war and is sending yet more troops to the Middle East. No more money, no more troops, no more war. We must end this now.
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My Statement Supporting the Latest Resolution to Stop Trump's Illegal Iran War
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I'm on my way to the Senate floor to vote for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social ‘s War Powers Resolution. We must end Trump’s illegal war with Iran now.
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Last week, I inspected the ICE detention center in Plymouth. I saw scores of detained individuals whose only offense was being undocumented. I will continue to stand with our immigrant neighbors, demand change, and shine a light on Trump’s brutal agenda. www.youtube.com/shorts/s_cSq...
link:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s_cSqU3lV0k
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If the SAVE America Act passes, it will be easier to buy a gun in many states than to vote. Just let that sink in. www.youtube.com/shorts/n7QJj...
link:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n7QJjXk5Boo
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One year of MBTA South Coast Rail! Connecting communities, boosting small business, and bringing new energy to Taunton, Fall River, New Bedford, and Southeastern Massachusetts. Here’s to many more miles of opportunity ahead!
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Trump attacked Obama for sending cash to Iran as part of the Iran Deal, which was working to stop an Iranian nuclear bomb until Trump tore it up. Now to fix a crisis of his own making, Trump is handing Iran $14 billion in sanctions relief—And there is still no articulated plan. We must end this war.
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Working Americans forced to miss shifts. Rural voters traveling for hours. LGBTQ Americans facing ID hurdles. The SAVE Act is about disenfranchising voters. Instead of free and fair elections, it is bought and paid for elections. Instead of one person one vote, it’s one white person, one vote.
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Leading by example. The SAVE America Act is all about who gets to vote. Spoiler alert: It’s not the President’s opponents.
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My Statement Opposing Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security
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Electric and fuel-efficient vehicles. Clean energy. Battery storage technology. Trump calls that socialism. But what do you call 100 years of tax breaks for oil, gas, and coal? Give us some of that socialism.
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Trump calls it “The Art of the Deal.” Billionaires get tax breaks while working families and small businesses get higher costs, weaker health care, and more instability. This isn’t a deal—it’s a ripoff.
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While Trump’s tariff taxes continue to hammer American small businesses and working families, his illegal war in Iran is sending gas prices sky high. Enough. Trump must end his unconstitutional war and stop putting pain on Main Street.
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While continuing to hold the line against Republicans’ bill to strip voting rights from millions of Americans, I also just passed my bipartisan Sea Turtle Rescue Assistance and Rehabilitation Act on the Senate floor. Next up, passing the House to get this funding to Massachusetts and beyond.
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Trump has no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, so he is threatening to attack Iran’s civil power plants. This would be an attack on civilians. This is what Putin is doing in Ukraine. This would be a war crime. End this war in Iran.
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I want to be clear about what happened today: While Republicans keep the Senate in session to try and pass their dangerous SAVE act, they also tried to push through a ridiculous ban on transgender athletes. We blocked it.
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Trump is calling on Congress to block states from regulating AI. I’ve successfully struck this down before and I’ll do it again. While the White House chooses to line the pockets of Big Tech billionaires, Congress must protect kids, workers and communities from the harms of AI.
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Eid Mubarak to communities celebrating across the Commonwealth. May this Eid be filled with joy, love, and celebration with your loved ones.
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The Trump administration cares about corporations–not students. Gutting the Department of Education as borrowers try to figure out their complicated loans means less support, protection, and oversight. Students need clarity. Not confusion.
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Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked legislation to pay TSA workers. They are using TSA workers as pawns to avoid putting a stop torump’s lawless, violent immigration agenda. It’s unconscionable.
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Like Trump promised, RFK Jr. has been “going wild” on health since Day One. But when we fight back, we win. Trans people deserve dignity, safety, and access to the lifesaving care their doctors recommend. We celebrate today and keep fighting tomorrow.
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No. I will not vote for a penny more for this endless, illegal war.
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just voted for a War Powers Resolution to end President Trump’s illegal war with Iran. Congress must act with authority. End this war now.
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Cigarette smoking just hit a historic low—and the CDC was silent. RFK Jr.'s cuts to the CDC mean national anti-smoking work has gone up in smoke. It's time to restore the CDC's anti-smoking programs and keep up the progress—not let it burn away.
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This National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week, I am in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community as they face down challenges getting respectful, affordable health care. I won’t stop fighting for accessible and compassionate care for all.
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Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, refuses to admit what we know is true, that Iran posed no imminent threat to our security. Instead, she hides behind a lie and says that Trump “concluded” that Iran posed such a threat. This is Trump's illegal, reckless war of choice.
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380+ clinical trials disrupted. More than 74k real people waiting for breakthroughs. All derailed by NIH grants cuts. I’m leading the MA delegation demanding answers from the Trump admin. We need the truth about cuts to lifesaving research.
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