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U.S. Senator, Connecticut.

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  1. 2 hours ago

    As open conflict between Iran and Israel grows more possible, lighting a new match in the region by restarting Iran’s nuclear weapons program seems particularly dumb.

    : Israeli IDF says it has identified "unusual movements of Iranian forces in Syria" and are saying: "We are on hightend alert, and forces are deployed & we are ready for all scenarios"
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  2. 2 hours ago

    "Insurers have said a number of policies being promoted by the Trump administration are to blame for rising premiums"

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  3. 2 hours ago

    "Premium increases for exchange plans could swell as much as 64% in Virginia next year if proposed rate hikes hold up. And insurers are blaming President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans."

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  4. 2 hours ago

    Republicans in Washington knew that sabotaging the health care system would raise premiums, but they did it anyway. Now, families are paying the price.

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  5. 5 hours ago

    I was proud to stand with young survivors of gun violence yesterday, to hear their stories and to join their call for Congress to take action.

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  6. 24 hours ago

    Great work by Dr. Andikyan and the team at .

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  7. May 7

    Republicans in Washington are purposefully sabotaging our health care system and families are paying the price.

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    May 7

    .: "There is no great social change movement in this country that wasn't led by young people...now, the anti-gun violence movement is being led by young people." "As more and more young people join this cause, you are going to force this town to listen."

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  9. May 7

    Gun violence kills more young people in the United States than car accidents. It doesn't have to be this way.

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  10. May 7

    Joining and survivors of gun violence this morning to urge Congress to listen to young people and take action on gun violence. Watch here:

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  11. May 6

    The Gates’ generosity is awesome, but something one could learn is it’s pretty screwed up that wealth is so consolidated in the hands of the few that 20,000 students have to rely on a good hearted billionaire to get to college.

    Tonight, Scott Pelley reports on what Bill and Melinda Gates learned from sending 20,000 disadvantaged students to college.
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  12. May 6

    Stopped by this week to meet April Lukasik, Connecticut's Small Business Person of the Year! Since 1997 April has opened three learning Centers in CT and has a fourth location opening this summer.

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  13. May 6

    Kudos to Kara Russell and Leslie Zoll and everyone at Family Promise Center of Central Connecticut. Keep up the great work.

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  14. May 5

    Sat down with young farmers yesterday to talk about the challenges they face and how my new bill can help them advance their careers and start their own farms. 

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  15. May 4

    Today is International Firefighters' Day. Thank you to all of the Connecticut firefighters and emergency responders who put their lives on the line to help keep us safe and protect our communities.

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  16. May 4

    It will take ten hours to share all the names of kids and teens killed by guns so far in 2018. Let that sink in for a minute.

    Today is our National Day of Mourning. Here, we will share the names of children and teens who were killed by gun violence in America this year. It will take approximately ten hours to complete.
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  17. May 4

    Reagan supported banning assault weapons. Just sayin.

    Pence tells NRA that Ronald Reagan is his *second* favorite president.
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  18. May 4

    The gun lobby is prepared to spend unlimited amounts of money to keep Congress in their back pocket. But we have the power of millions of Americans who are sick and tired of inaction. And if we all pledge to do something, we will win

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  19. May 4

    . is running for an open Senate seat in Arizona. If we want to flip control of the Senate, Kyrsten's seat is a must-win. Donate to Kyrsten here:

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  20. May 4

    . worked to keep guns away from domestic abusers as a prosecutor and Congresswoman and she's running to win in old district. Support Ann here: 

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