Statements · since Aug 1, 2026
What Congress is saying
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Gillibrand Introduces Bill To Protect Americans’ Data From Big Tech And AI Companies
Introduced legislation to create independent federal agency protecting Americans' data from tech and AI companies.
“As AI continues to evolve, it is more important than ever that we take action to crack down on tech companies that misuse Americans’ data.”
Privacy and SurveillanceAI-read
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Led letter demanding DHS halt alleged efforts to control 2026 midterm elections.
“The 2026 midterm elections are already underway. Your unsubstantiated allegations of noncitizen voter fraud, public recitation of unreliable data, and unwarranted conditioning of continued grant funding for state election security measures on compliance with politically motivated requests for voter data appear to be…”
2026 Midterm Election Interference ConcernsElection SecurityAI-read
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Celebrated Senate passage of bipartisan bill eliminating tax penalties on hostages.
“It’s ridiculous that one of the first things an American hostage or wrongful detainee receives from the government when they return home from captivity is a tax bill.”
TaxationAI-read
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NEWS: Baldwin Secures Return of Mental Health Help on 988 for LGBTQ Kids
Announced restoration of mental health services for LGBTQ youth on 988 crisis line.
“Suicide and mental health struggles touch every community across our state, and that’s why creating the 988 crisis lifeline to make sure help is there for everyone is one of my proudest accomplishments.”
HealthAI-read
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Voted against data center energy cost legislation, vowing to push stronger protections.
“This bill tries to sell the American people a bad bill of goods and take them for fools. This toothless legislation does not protect American families from increased energy costs and allows these huge AI data centers to pass on their energy bills to families and small businesses. Even worse, my colleagues are trying to…”
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Baldwin Statement on Sham Stock Trading Bill
Voted against congressional stock trading bill, citing insufficient restrictions on lawmakers.
“We are sent to Washington to do the people’s work and make their lives better, not to use our position of power to turn a profit. That’s why I have led by example – never trading a single stock since I have been in the Senate. I’ll continue fighting to root out corruption and stop politicians from enriching themselves…”
Stop Insider Trading Act VoteCongressional Stock TradingAI-read
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Introduced resolution recognizing September as National Voting Rights Month ahead of midterm elections.
“This month, we celebrate the fundamental right to vote, and the importance of free, fair, and secure elections.”
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Introduced bill to impose sanctions on Israeli settlement construction in West Bank E1 area.
“Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans for construction in E1 are aimed to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and would gravely threaten prospects for a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
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Blackburn Sues Jack Smith for Unlawfully Seizing Phone Records
Filed lawsuit against former Special Counsel Jack Smith for unlawfully seizing phone records.
“Through his Arctic Frost witch hunt that targeted conservatives across America and even the President of the United States, Jack Smith perpetrated one of the worst abuses of government power in our nation’s history.”
Arctic Frost OversightGovernment Operations and PoliticsAI-read
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Introduced bipartisan bill to reform federal environmental review and energy permitting processes.
“For far too long, our broken and outdated federal environmental review and permitting processes have stood in the way of energy reliability, secure jobs, modern infrastructure, and economic growth. The bipartisan reforms we secured in this deal will transform our nation’s ability to power our economy and fuel future…”
Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs ActEnergy Project PermittingAI-read
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Honored New Orleans native Walker Beery's legacy during Pediatric Brain Cancer Awareness Month.
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Cassidy Legislation to Help Americans Better Plan for Retirement Advances Senate
Led passage of the Claiming Age Clarity Act to improve Social Security benefit information.
“Americans looking to retire are counting on the benefits they have earned. They ought to have the best financial information possible when the time comes.”
Retirement PlanningAI-read
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Cassidy Introduces Taxpayer Funded Compensation Accountability Act
Introduced bill capping federal appointee salaries at congressional member pay levels.
“If you’re paid by taxpayers, you shouldn’t make more than those who were elected by taxpayers.”
Government SpendingAI-read
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Senate Unanimously Approves Bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
Senate unanimously passed bipartisan bill to modernize IRS and strengthen taxpayer rights.
“Taxpayers deserve a tax system that is competent, responsive and works for them.”
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Criticized Senate Democrats for blocking bipartisan data center energy cost protection legislation.
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ICYMI: Grassley Joins “Washington Watch” to Recap Arctic Frost Oversight
Discussed Jack Smith's Arctic Frost investigation and revelations from Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.
“There's no justification for what Smith did. Not only was he after Trump, but we found out through all the hundreds, or I should say, thousands of pages of documents that we received... that he was after the Republican Party.”
Arctic Frost OversightGovernment Operations and PoliticsAI-read
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Heinrich voted against Ratepayer Protection Act, saying it lacks enforcement to make data centers pay.
“I’m pushing for legislation that will actually hold AI data centers accountable for their energy usage and lower electricity bills for Americans.”
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Heinrich and three colleagues introduced bipartisan bill reforming environmental review and permitting for energy projects.
“America is entering a new era of energy demand. We have an enormous opportunity to build big things again to meet this moment – to build more generation, expand our grid, create more jobs, lower energy costs, and make sure we have the energy we need to compete. It should not take decades to build the infrastructure our…”
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Outlined provisions of bipartisan energy and jobs legislation to deliver cheaper energy and economic growth.
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Hoeven Votes for Stop Insider Trading Act With Save America Act Provisions
Hoeven voted for Stop Insider Trading Act with voter ID requirements, criticized Democratic opposition.
“These two priorities have strong support from the American people, and we should pass this legislation.”
Stop Insider Trading Act VoteCongressional Stock TradingAI-read
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Hoeven criticized Democrats for blocking Ratepayer Protection Act to shield families from data center energy costs.
“American families shouldn’t have to pay higher energy costs if a data center is built in their community.”
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Held roundtable discussion on COVID-19 hospital protocols with patients, families, doctors and nurses.
“Rigid adherence to hospital protocols – rarely questioned – became the norm, which many doctors saw as violating the Hippocratic Oath’s core duty: patients first, not protocols. Far too often, the stories of COVID-19 hospitalizations were horrific … Patients lost their freedom. Family members could not visit and…”
HealthAI-read
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Lankford Leads Senate in Honoring 50 Years of the Hyde Amendment
Introduced resolution recognizing 50th anniversary of Hyde Amendment protecting unborn children.
“For 50 years, the Hyde Amendment has been an important protection for American taxpayers.”
Mentions S. 113
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ICYMI: Lankford, Coons Resolution Honoring 50 Years of Prison Fellowship Passes Senate Unanimously
Senate unanimously passed bipartisan resolution honoring Prison Fellowship's 50-year anniversary.
“Prison Fellowship has spent 50 years helping people understand that a mistake does not have to be the end of their story.”
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Mike Lee Introduces the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act
Introduced bill clarifying independent contractor status for direct sellers and real estate agents.
“For decades, moms and dads have supported their families through direct selling and independent real estate businesses in Utah and across the country.”
Labor and EmploymentAI-read
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Luján Statement on Senate Passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
Senate passed bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act with Luján-authored provisions.
“Now, with Senate passage, we are one step closer to delivering a tax system that better serves taxpayers with fairness, transparency, and accountability.”
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Luján Shares DOJ Documents Regarding DEA Fentanyl Practices, Whistleblower Reports
Shared DOJ documents regarding DEA fentanyl practices and whistleblower reports.
Crime and Law EnforcementAI-read
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Called on states to prevent data centers from passing costs to residential ratepayers.
“We write to ask NARUC and its member commissions to act now to protect residential and small business ratepayers from the cost of serving large data centers. Specifically, we ask that every state utility commission adopt a dedicated rate rider — a separate tariff mechanism — that applies to every large data center in…”
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Released report criticizing EPA deregulation of environmental protections for data center construction.
“75% of Americans do not want a data center in their backyard, yet Trump’s EPA has chosen to facilitate data center construction at the expense of our health, our pocketbooks, and our bedrock environmental laws. In what they have coined as ‘the largest deregulatory agenda in American history,’ President Trump and EPA…”
Data Center Transparency and Community Empowerment ActsEnvironmental ProtectionAI-read
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Sen. Moran Joins Colleagues in Raising Concerns About Putin’s Invitation to the G20 Summit
Joined bipartisan colleagues in letter opposing Putin's invitation to G20 summit in Miami.
“President Putin bears sole responsibility for launching Russia’s full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine.”
International AffairsAI-read
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Murphy Pushes for Senate Passage of Bill Protecting Children from ICE
Sought unanimous consent to pass bill preventing ICE enforcement at school bus stops; Republicans blocked it.
“I am […] just asking my colleagues: can we come to an agreement that school bus stops should be off limits? Can we decide to have compassion for that six-year-old child who got on the bus for his second day of school, and when he got back off the bus, was abandoned?”
Immigration EnforcementAI-read
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Sought to pass bill blocking Trump's illegal pocket rescissions of appropriated funds.
“Now is the time for our Republican colleagues who said they would never let this happen to help us pass a bill that makes our message to Russ Vought equally clear: stop stealing from our constituents and start following our laws.”
Government SpendingAI-read
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NEW: Trump Sets Over $230 Million for Rural Housing on Fire
Criticized Trump administration for allowing $230 million in rural housing funds to expire.
“This theft is an attack on rural America. President Trump and Secretary Rollins are lighting funding on fire that should have helped families in rural areas fulfill their dreams of owning a home to call their own.”
Rural HousingAI-read
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Criticized Trump administration's Strategic Petroleum Reserve release as too late to lower energy costs.
Fuel PricesAI-read
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Reflected on accomplishments supporting Michigan's auto industry and Great Lakes protection.
“Now, we have this mission center which coordinates all of the border security from Maine to Washington state, all of the northern border, and it’s going to happen at Selfridge, which gives it a major Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission.”
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NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Ricketts Unveil Bipartisan Legislation to Help Endangered Species Recover Faster
Introduced bipartisan bill to modernize Endangered Species Act implementation and improve species recovery.
“Protecting the thousands of endangered species and strengthening recovery efforts must be a bipartisan cause – it is a shared responsibility that takes all of us. My new legislation with Senator Ricketts updates the Endangered Species Act to ensure policies that will help species on the verge of extinction survive and…”
Endangered Species Recovery Modernization ActPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesAI-read
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Introduced bill requiring congressional approval before National Archives regional facilities can close.
“The administration is threatening access to historical and irreplaceable records, including closing down one facility in California that is home to countless photos and family heirlooms. Congress must exercise its oversight power to save decades of regional and national history.”
National Archives Protection ActGovernment Operations and PoliticsAI-read
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Led colleagues in urging Department of Education to rescind new higher education accreditation rule.
“As the Department joins its counterparts across the executive branch of this administration in taking drastic steps to exert its influence within higher education, the proposed rule contains several policies which go against the statutory intent meant to give institutions and accreditors independence in setting and…”
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Secured $6.6 million in FEMA funding for wildfire survivor case management in California.
“Californians are still rebuilding and recovering after the devastating 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. I’m glad FEMA has finally heeded to our calls to release urgently needed financial assistance through the Disaster Case Management Program.”
Eaton and Palisades Fires RecoveryEmergency ManagementAI-read
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Announced $4.4 million in HUD lead hazard reduction funding for Rensselaer County.
“No amount of toxic lead exposure is safe for children. Today, I am proud to deliver more than $4 million for communities in Rensselaer County to remove lead paint from homes to protect our children and public health.”
HealthAI-read
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