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  1. 2 hours ago

    Bad news. Trump’s regulators are gutting the bank stress tests, increasing the probability of another banking crisis—and the biggest victims are ALWAYS working Americans.

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  2. Mar 8

    Congrats to Bend, Oregon! As of today, it has the last Blockbuster store on the planet! 📼

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  3. Mar 8

    My dog Sadie is a faithful friend—like the pets many of us cherish. I introduced the bipartisan Act to end the USDA’s practice of slaughtering kittens after they are used for research, and instead allow them to be adopted by loving families.

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  4. Mar 8

    Today, the House sent a powerful message that we can put our democracy back in the hands of . It’s time to end the stranglehold of special interests. Next week, & I will have an exciting announcement about next steps in the Senate... stay tuned!

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  5. Mar 8

    On I honor the grassroots women who are fighting for a better future. It’s been a tough couple years. But you’ve responded by advocating for the vulnerable, standing up for those who are suffering, and fighting for what’s right. I stand with you today and every day.

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  6. Mar 6

    I saw them with my own eyes. They’re cages. With children in them.

    Chairman Thompson: "Yes or no, are we still putting children in cages?" Sec. Nielsen: "Sir they are not in cages."
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  7. Retweeted
    Mar 6

    Senators announce 3 bills aimed at protecting migrant kids 1. sets minimum health standards for kids in CBP custody 2. Ensures lawyers for unaccompanied minors 3. Aims to protect immigrantion judges from "political interference"

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  8. Retweeted
    Mar 6

    Watch live now! KIND's Wendy Young is joining & as they introduce important legislation to guarantee access to counsel for children in immigration court, reform the court process & protect trafficking victims

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  9. Retweeted
    Mar 6

    I'm grateful for my colleagues and in joining me today to unveil immigration bills to improve the care and treatment of immigrant children at the US southern border. We need to now. WATCH LIVE:

    142 replies 255 retweets 970 likes
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  10. Mar 6

    A free and open internet is crucial to rural communities, small businesses and pretty much everyone. We’re not going to let the Trump Administration take away without a fight. That’s why I’m joining new legislation today to .

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    Mar 5

    BREAKING: Today in Eugene, PP & are suing to stop his gag rule, which threatens the health care of 4,000,000 people in Title X, our nation’s program for affordable birth control & reproductive care.

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  12. Mar 5

    Volatile, high-volume trading is great for Wall St traders who make millions off of fluctuations. But it does nothing to help middle-class families or to invest in jobs & innovation. That's why I'm cosponsoring 's Act to restore balance to our markets.

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  13. Mar 4

    I'm proud that is leading 21 states in the battle for women's rights. The Trump Admin wants to punish providers who give basic information about abortion, threatening patients’ access to care. Americans CANNOT allow them to strip rights from women.

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    Mar 4

    “We are here at a unique moment in human history where the planet is threatened.” — lays out the stakes of climate change and insists that we must

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  15. Mar 3

    This weekend I marched w/ to commemorate . With hate crimes & voter suppression again on the rise in America, we must all remember that the battle for civil rights & equality is not just a relic of our past. It is a fight that continues to this day.

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  16. Mar 3

    As usual, is exactly right. The last thing we need is a nuclear-armed Saudi Arabia. That's why I introduced a resolution to prohibit the transfer of any technology that the Saudis could use to develop nuclear weapons.

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  17. Mar 3

    Even in a nation founded on democracy, expanding access to the ballot box has never come without a fight. Let’s take inspiration from the suffragettes, and form a massive 21st century movement to take back our rights and end voter suppression.

    Women march down Pennsylvania Avenue DC for voting and other rights, today 1913:
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  18. Mar 2

    Sadly, Berta’s case is not an anomaly; it is a symptom of a much larger system of corruption. To see that this corruption is alive and well, you only have to look to the recent arrest of 12 environmental activists in retaliation for their protests.

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  19. Mar 2

    While seven men who helped orchestrate the murder were recently convicted, many Hondurans are still wondering if the senior government and business figures involved in this assassination will ever face justice.

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  20. Mar 2

    Saturday is the 3-year anniversary of indigenous leader Berta Cáceres’ brutal murder. Berta was killed because of her efforts to stop construction of a controversial hydroelectric dam on the Gualcarque river, which the Lenca people consider sacred.

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