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Today is my final day representing Virginia’s Seventh District in the U.S. House.
Serving as your voice in Congress has been the greatest honor of my life.
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As a former CIA case officer, I saw the men and women of the U.S. intelligence community put their lives on the line every day for this country — and I am appalled at the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to lead DNI. (1/3)
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As a Member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am deeply concerned about what this nomination portends for our national security.
My Republican colleagues with a backbone should speak out. (3/3)
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When I began as a federal agent, I carried a gun and two extra magazines every day.
My mags were marked “for law enforcement use only” because they held more than 10 rounds. At that time, federal law limited magazine capacity to 10 rounds outside of law enforcement use. (1/3)
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Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
Members of Congress should be banned from individual stock trading.
And their spouses should, too.
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Not only is she ill-prepared and unqualified, but she traffics in conspiracy theories and cozies up to dictators like Bashar-al Assad and Vladimir Putin. (2/3)
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🚨 TODAY, I’m reintroducing my bipartisan legislation to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from trading individual stocks while serving the American people.
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Soon, I'll vote to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection.
That day, I was trapped in the House gallery with colleagues and members of the media whose evacuation route had been blocked. I saw selfless officers fend off this attack on our democracy. 1/3
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It’s time to ban Members of Congress and their spouses from trading individual stocks while in office.
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The sad reality is that requiring would-be mass murderers to reload saves lives — permitting people escape time and law enforcement response time.
This is why I support legislation to limit magazine capacity. (3/3)
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🚨 The House just UNANIMOUSLY passed my bipartisan bill to get computers to veterans, students, and seniors!
By allowing more surplus government computers to be refurbished and distributed, this bill would help reduce waste and connect more veterans to job opportunities.
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I have studied the articles of impeachment, both Republican and Democratic reports, deposition transcripts, and public testimony. With a heavy heart and a solemn devotion to our Constitution, I will vote in favor of both articles. Read my full statement: bit.ly/2YYhpNQ
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As a former CIA officer, I'm alarmed by Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as DNI.
If she spreads Kremlin propaganda online, why wouldn't she include it in the President's Daily Brief?
This isn't about a political party — it’s about America's national security.
w/ @jrpsaki:
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The men and women of the U.S. Intelligence community honor their oaths by collecting the vital intelligence that keeps our fellow Americans safe.
The global threats we face require a Director of National Intelligence who would do the same.
Tulsi Gabbard is not that person.
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Senator Tuberville has now left the Army, Navy, and Marines without confirmed leaders — for the first time in history.
He has upended the lives of more than 300 servicemembers and families in Virginia and across our country.
A truly shocking lack of respect for our military.
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That provision was part of the 1994 Federal Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004.
Large capacity magazines equate to more fatalities when a would-be shooter can fire shot after shot.
Research confirms that limiting magazine capacity saves lives. (2/3)
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Today, I voted against a House GOP bill that endangers the lives of women in the military who need emergency medical care and casts doubts on the effectiveness of vaccines.
Because the Freedom Caucus insisted on using this normally bipartisan bill to test fringe ideas. (1/4)
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Virginia (and all of America) is so proud of our very own Joshua Davis!
Families should not have to worry about how they will afford lifesaving medications — and Joshua is a champion of this issue.
There could not be a better representative of #VA07 at the State of the Union.
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I was barricaded in the House Chamber on January 6.
I was physically there as insurrectionists — domestic terrorists — clawed at the doors of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Those of us stranded in the gallery were among the final Members of Congress to be evacuated. 1/9
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As a former CIA officer, I know this playbook, and I know the President’s actions are betraying the very foundation of the rule of law he purports to support - the U.S. Constitution.
My statement on the President's actions:
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"These new allegations are a threat to all we have sworn to protect. We must preserve the checks and balances envisioned by the Founders and restore the trust of the American people in our government. And that is what we intend to do."
If the latest allegations against Trump are true, they're an impeachable offense, write 7 freshman Democrats with national security experience: @RepGilCisneros, @RepJasonCrow, @RepHoulahan, @RepElaineLuria, @RepSherrill, @RepSlotkin and @RepSpanberger wapo.st/2kKcq3A
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This morning, I directed the U.S. House to withhold my pay in the event of a government shutdown.
Because NOT ONE lawmaker should be rewarded if Congress (really, the House GOP majority) causes federal workers, contractors, servicemembers, and small business owners to suffer.
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We must ban Members of Congress from buying, trading, and selling individual stocks while serving the American people.
RT if you agree.
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As a former federal agent, I carried a gun and two extra magazines every day — marked “for law enforcement use only.”
My mags held more than 10 rounds — the limit under federal law at the time.
That provision was part of the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, which expired in 2004. 1/
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Without concrete action, the cycle of mass carnage in this country will go unbroken.
We need to move towards reinstating a ban on the manufacturing, sale, and transfer of military-style assault weapons currently on the market.
Let me introduce you to H.R. 1808. (1/5)
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In the interest of U.S. national security, @SpeakerJohnson must bring the Senate's bipartisan national security bill to the House floor for a vote.
Failure to do so would be an abdication of his responsibility as Speaker — as well as a complete capitulation to Vladimir Putin.
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Our allies in Ukraine are in dire need of assistance.
Ukraine is fighting a war to defeat Vladimir Putin on the battlefield — and it is in our own national security interest that they win.
@SpeakerJohnson must do his job and get vital aid for Ukraine across the finish line.
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🚨 NEW: I’m leading the charge to block Members of Congress from getting paid until Congress fixes the debt ceiling crisis.
Hyper-partisanship is jeopardizing our economic strength and the economic security of the American people — and lawmakers should not be rewarded.
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As a former CIA officer, I trained for the possibility that I may someday be in a building under attack — in a foreign country.
I never imagined I’d be barricaded inside the House Chamber on January 6 as insurrectionists tried to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election.
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As a former intelligence officer, I have always been proud to serve my country, defend its values, and keep our fellow Americans safe.
Today, I’m humbled to accept this role on the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
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We are just 8 days away from a devastating government shutdown — and instead of working in a bipartisan way to keep the government open, Speaker Johnson sent Congress home early for the weekend.
This is completely unacceptable.
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As the Chinese Communist Party is increasing its military spending, Ukraine is under siege, and Iran and North Korea are watching, cutting our nation's defense spending is shortsighted and dangerous.
And doing it for Speaker votes is unconscionable.
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Any push to ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks in office must include spouses.
People share information with their spouses. When it comes to lawmakers, those conversations could prompt suspiciously well-timed trades.
It is time to #StopTheTrades.
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As the Member of Congress representing the brave Marines who serve at Marine Corps Base Quantico, I’m appalled that one U.S. Senator is using our most senior military leaders as political pawns.
Senator Tuberville is playing politics with our national security. Shameful.
Marine Corps without confirmed leader for first time in 164 years due to Tommy Tuberville hold on Pentagon nominations. Commandant Gen David Berger retirement ceremony underway now at Marine Barracks.
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Today I was sanctioned by the Russian Federation.
I consider it a badge of honor to be sanctioned by an authoritarian leader waging a horrific war against a sovereign nation.
This is a time to take sides, and this announcement confirms that Putin knows exactly what side I’m on.
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🚨I JUST signed a discharge petition to force a vote on the Right to Contraception Act in the U.S. House.
The majority of Americans — myself included — believe access to birth control must be protected.
Because women deserve the autonomy to make their own healthcare decisions.
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Members of Congress should not be able to buy, trade, or sell stocks during their time in office.
My bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act would prevent elected officials from profiting off their positions by requiring them to place these assets in a blind trust.
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We must ban Members of Congress AND their spouses from buying, trading, or selling individual stocks while serving the American people.
RT if you agree.
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Senator Tuberville has singlehandedly left the U.S. Marine Corps without a Commandant for the first time since before the Civil War.
And EVERY single branch of our military is impacted by his one-man show.
@SenTuberville — stop using our servicemembers as political pawns.
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Because weapons of war do not belong on our streets.
A restored Assault Weapons Ban is an overdue, commonsense step to save American lives. 3/
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The President incited an insurrection. As a nation, a Congress, and an American people, we must make clear that his actions were a violation of his oath & a betrayal of his office.
I'm cosponsoring the articles of impeachment led by @RepTedLieu, @RepCicilline, & @RepRaskin. 1/4
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS —
The U.S. Senate JUST voted to send my bipartisan #SocialSecurityFairnessAct to the president's desk to repeal the WEP and the GPO — two provisions that slash the hard-earned retirement benefits of our nation’s public servants.
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On this day in 1994, the Federal Assault Weapons Ban was signed into law.
It expired exactly 10 years later. Gun massacres increased by 183%.
To prevent mass shootings and save lives, we must reinstate a ban on the manufacturing, sale, and transfer of assault-style weapons.
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Millions of Americans who paid into Social Security have been stripped of their benefits due to WEP & GPO.
By passing the #SocialSecurityFairnessAct I lead with @RepGarretGraves, we can protect Americans' retirement security — and deliver earned benefits to their bank accounts.
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🚨 BREAKING: The House GOP is calling it quits for the week with no clear plan to fund the government.
It’s shameful that Speaker McCarthy is sending Congress home without making any progress toward averting a disastrous, totally avoidable shutdown.
Here’s where things stand:
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I’ve helped lead the discharge petition to force a vote on the U.S. House floor to reinstate a ban on the manufacturing, sale, and transfer of military-style weapons and large-capacity magazines — devices manufactured for the efficient killing of people. 2/
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Sadly, this is not a joke.
The House GOP is more focused on household appliances than supporting our Ukrainian allies in their fight for freedom and to defeat Putin's army.
@SpeakerJohnson — bring the U.S. Senate-passed national security supplemental for a vote.
It will pass.
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Members of Congress AND their spouses AND their dependent children must be banned from buying, trading, or selling individual stocks while serving the American people.
RT if you agree.
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Ukraine is fighting a war to defeat Putin's army on the battlefield — and it's in our own national security interest that they win.
I joined @VoteVets to urge Speaker Johnson to bring the U.S. Senate-passed, bipartisan aid package up for a vote to deliver this vital assistance.
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Since SCOTUS handed down the Dobbs decision, 22 states have made it more difficult for women to access reproductive care.
If anti-abortion politicians get their way, a national abortion ban is next.
Our daughters should not have to fight the battles that our grandmothers won.
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This investigation is more than warranted.
At a moment when there are still ongoing threats to the Capitol complex, Members of Congress, Capitol employees, and Capitol Police, we cannot afford to simply move on or accept inaction. 3/3
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This week, I cosponsored legislation that would require background checks for all firearm purchases. And I’m proud to join @GabbyGiffords in calling for this necessary gun safety reform. (1/3)
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Some people are arguing that the shutdown is about strengthening our national security - but those who know best are saying it’s having the opposite effect.
This shutdown is a disgrace. It’s time to #EndTheShutdown.
buzzfeednews.com/article/tas…
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These photos are a visceral warning of what can happen when we allow the growth of an AI-driven surveillance state. We must take China to task for its use of repressive technologies and its dismal human rights record against the the #HongKongProtesters, #Tibetans, and #Uighurs.
During today's @HouseForeign hearing on human rights abuses in China, attendees held photos of loved ones who've been detained in so-called reeducation camps. The people looking back from these images lived ordinary lives, working and raising families, before they were taken.
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In Congress, I represent the brave Americans who serve at Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Senator Tuberville is impacting our military readiness and disrespecting every American who wears the uniform.
Our servicemembers deserve better.
Sen Tuberville still has hold on promotions. He says it's not hurting military. It is. No vice commandant confirmed so US Marines who are deploying to Mideast have 3 star acting Commandant. Wishing Gen Smith speedy recovery. He was working two jobs due to Tuberville hold.
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A 22% CUT to Veterans’ healthcare, VA claims processing, and care for Veterans suffering from toxic exposures.
That’s what’s in Speaker McCarthy’s plan.
All Americans who answered the call deserve our strongest support — not to be on the chopping block. 1/
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Tonight, we stand with those fighting for freedom in Ukraine.
I am proudly wearing yellow and blue to the State of the Union in solidarity with this sovereign nation and its strong people.
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As a former CIA case officer, I know how critical supporting our NATO allies is for our own national security.
But this weekend, former President Trump said he wouldn't defend them from Putin's aggression.
Our foreign adversaries — like China, Russia, and Iran — are listening.
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Senator Tuberville's theatrics are damaging our national security.
As a former CIA officer, I know that our adversaries — China, Russia, Iran — are cheering him on as he jeopardizes America's military readiness and disrespects the servicemembers who keep our nation safe.
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This attack resulted in more than 140 injuries to U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department officers, and this destruction was fueled by consistent lies about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. 2/3
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We must vote on the U.S. Senate-passed national security package to deliver aid to Ukraine, Israel, & Taiwan and humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.
I JUST signed a discharge petition to force a vote in the U.S. House on this package — and I urge my colleagues to do the same.
House Democrats' discharge petition on legislation for aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan has opened for lawmakers' signatures.
It's an effort to bypass Mike Johnson as he refuses to put the Senate's bipartisan foreign aid bill on the floor for a vote. trib.al/koQrERt
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Heading to the U.S. House floor with my family to swear an oath to serve the people of Virginia’s Seventh District for a third term!
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Members of Congress cannot be tempted to trade on access to inside information if they cannot trade, period.
It is time to ban Members of Congress from trading individual stocks while serving the American people.
More with @SRuhle:
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Congratulations to Virginian Khizr Khan for receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
An incredibly worthy honor.
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🚨 NEW: I again joined my Virginia U.S. House and U.S. Senate colleagues in urging DOJ to investigate the Youngkin Administration’s removal of eligible Virginia voters from the rolls.
3,400 Virginians — more than 10x more than they initially claimed — were wrongly removed.
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NEW: @POTUS announced the Safer America Plan to increase police funding, combat drug trafficking, prevent ‘smash and grabs,’ and make sure Americans feel safe.
I’m also glad to see the White House commit to getting 100,000 additional police officers on the nation's streets.
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Had it not been for the bravery of the U.S. Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police — including the more than 140 officers who were injured on that day, we very likely might have lost our lives in the House gallery.
Their sacrifices prevented evil from winning the day. 4/9
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If America does not support our Ukrainian, Israeli, and Taiwanese allies, what message does that send to our adversaries?
@SpeakerJohnson must bring this bill to a vote without delay.
The world is watching.
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We cannot and should not “move on” from the events of January 6, as has been suggested in recent days by several of my colleagues.
These colleagues fail to recognize the severity of what occurred on that day and what has occurred in the year since. 5/9
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The fact that one man has left the Army, Navy, and Marines without confirmed leaders — and left more than 300 servicemembers in the lurch — is outrageous.
Senator Tuberville is jeopardizing our military readiness.
And as I said on @BloombergRadio — our adversaries are watching.
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Today, serious lawmakers did their jobs, voted to maintain our standing in the world, and exhibited the power of the United States.
The voices calling for America’s retreat from the world stage were ignored — and history will remember their weakness, if it remembers them at all.
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🚨 The House JUST passed my bipartisan Better Cybercrime Metrics Act — and it is now headed to @POTUS’s desk to be signed into law!
With the stroke of a pen, this bill will help prevent cybercrime and equip America’s law enforcement to combat the next generation of cyberattacks.
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But through these uncertain days, I remain confident in our country.
I remain confident in the people of our nation, those who choose to serve, and the goodness of America.
And I remain firm in the belief that those who attacked our democracy will receive justice. 9/9
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On top of targeting the right to marry the person you love, Justice Thomas explicitly called into question the right to use contraception when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Today, I am cosponsoring the Right to Contraception Act to protect this fundamental freedom.
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On Friday, I met with @ZelenskyyUa in Kyiv with a bipartisan group of colleagues.
We reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to our Ukrainian partners.
The United States must continue leading our allies in support of Ukraine’s fight for freedom and for democracy in Europe.
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In the wake of last week's insurrection, now is the time for leadership.
Accountability and healing begins with Members of Congress having tough conversations and telling the truth.
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In those moments, there is no question that we witnessed firsthand a violent attempt to undermine a free and fair election — not on foreign shores, but in the U.S. Capitol Building. 3/9
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🔔 BIG NEWS: @POTUS will sign my bipartisan #SocialSecurityFairnessAct into law in just under one week.
On Monday, January 6, millions of Americans — including police officers, firefighters, and federal employees — will no longer be denied the retirement benefits they earned.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS —
The U.S. Senate JUST voted to send my bipartisan #SocialSecurityFairnessAct to the president's desk to repeal the WEP and the GPO — two provisions that slash the hard-earned retirement benefits of our nation’s public servants.
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More Americans gunned down — this time at a Walmart in Virginia.
I’m devastated for the victims’ families, heartbroken for Chesapeake, and sick of having to say “this time.”
Our country cannot continue to live in fear of gun violence. We must do more to keep Americans safe.
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The events of that day are a warning about what can happen to the threads of our democracy when American lawmakers — including former President Donald Trump — choose to traffic in dangerous conspiracy theories. 6/9
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This day did not happen in a vacuum.
January 6 marked the continuation of a trend of falsehoods — and tragically, the lies that spawned this act of insurrection are still present in American politics. 7/9
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We watched as U.S. Capitol Police officers bravely fended off a violent attack.
We furiously texted loved ones, we helped colleagues process this moment of crisis, we heard the cries of “hang Mike Pence” outside the doors, and we prepared to deploy gasmasks. 2/9
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My Senate colleague is regurgitating Kremlin talking points and essentially denying Ukraine’s right to exist.
Russia has NO right to attack sovereign nations.
Ukraine has been free since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and I’d hope that to be clear to all U.S. lawmakers.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): “The countries that have been attacked, Georgia and Ukraine, were part of the Soviet Union ... since the 1920s.”
Secretary of State Antony Blinken: “That does not give Russia the right to attack them.”
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NEW: I — along with a bipartisan group of colleagues — am pressing U.S. House leadership to bring a bill to the floor by September 30 to BAN:
❌ Members of Congress
❌ Their spouses
❌ Their dependent children
from buying, trading, or selling individual stocks while in office.
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Members of Congress should be prevented from trading stocks based on access to inside information.
That’s why TODAY I reintroduced my bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act to ban individual stock trading by lawmakers.
More with @SquawkCNBC:
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In the months ahead, our system will be tested.
Its strength will depend on our ability to defend the truth, and its survival will depend on our commitment to combatting extremism and rejecting calls for political violence. 8/9
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Governor Youngkin released a plan to target LGBTQ children in Virginia schools. His mandate will out kids, require their identities not be respected, and hurt them in the very places where they are supposed to learn and thrive. (1/3)
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Members of Congress and their spouses should not be allowed to buy, trade, or sell individual stocks while in office.
My TRUST in Congress Act would guarantee lawmakers' influence and access to information is reserved for matters of public interest — not personal profit.
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🚨 PASSED: The House just passed my legislation to crack down on foreign-backed disinformation and propaganda on social media.
Americans have a right to know when and how they are being influenced by a foreign source.
Read more about the FADE Act:
thehill.com/policy/technolog…
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No. It cannot be a perk of the job for Members to trade on access to information.
That’s why I introduced the bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act — requiring elected officials and their families to place assets in a blind trust to prevent them from profiting off their positions.
PELOSI rejects calls to ban lawmakers and spouses from trading stocks, reports @HouseInSession
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As I just told @MitchellReports, it is absolutely in the interest of America's national security that we continue to provide aid to our allies in Ukraine.
The House GOP majority must work with Democrats to get this vital funding across the finish line — the clock is ticking.
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The Ukrainian people are fighting fiercely against Putin’s invasion.
While in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian leadership, I visited the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine to pay respect to those who have died fighting for their freedom and democracy.
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It is past time to ban Members of Congress from buying, trading, or selling individual stocks while in office.
And yes, that ban must include spouses, too.
My bipartisan TRUST in Congress Act would do just that.
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Terrorists brutally massacred innocent American and Israeli citizens, and yet Senator Tuberville continues his political games while our ally Israel and our national security demand more.
Shameful.
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I just left Ukraine with a bipartisan group of my colleagues from the U.S. House Intelligence Committee.
We met with @ZelenskyyUa, @USAmbKyiv, & our Ukrainian partners — and underscored the continued bipartisan support in Congress for aid to our ally in their fight for freedom.
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Wishing a happy 70th birthday to Ruby Bridges, the first Black student to integrate an all-white elementary school in the south.
Today, let’s honor her legacy of progress and the path she bravely paved for future generations of Americans.
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As a former law enforcement officer and CIA officer who worked narcotics cases, I understand the threat that fentanyl trafficking poses to our communities.
I’m proud that @POTUS signed into law my bipartisan legislation to help stop the flow of fentanyl through our borders.
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NEW: I'm calling on the Youngkin Administration to provide more info about the $201 million funding shortfall for Virginia's public schools.
Parents, students, and administrators deserve answers.
Thank you to @RepDonBeyer, @GerryConnolly, & @RepWexton for joining this effort.
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