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U.S. Senator for Maryland. . Small Business, Foreign Relations, Enviro, Finance committees.

Maryland, USA
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    Dec 20

    Let's be clear about what this means. Though both parties reached an agreement, would rather block funding for: -Homeland Security -ATF, TSA and Border Patrol -Opioid epidemic response -Disaster relief Over a costly, ineffective wall. ?

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    JUST IN: President Trump will not sign the current Senate-passed funding measure that would avert a government shutdown, House Speaker Paul Ryan says, emerging from a White House meeting. Follow live updates:
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  2. 50 minutes ago

    Translation: “Dozens of federal agencies and departments will continue to be shut down — and Americans will continue to go without key govt services — because can’t accept that a wall won’t fix our broken immigration system.”

    No end in sight to partial government shutdown as Trump insists on funding for border wall.
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  3. Dec 21

    ... these are workers who mostly are on the job 24/7, 365 days a year. Holiday or no holiday. The difference this year, thanks to President Trump, is that they won’t know when their next pay check will come. The Senate passed a clean Continuing Resolution. The House should too.

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  4. Dec 21

    I’m thankful that the Senate passed unanimously my bill, with and over 30 cosponsors, to protect federal workers nationwide so they know they will get paid (eventually) even if the President forces a shutdown. I urge the House to pass it quickly.

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  5. Dec 21

    These are federal law enforcement and correctional workers from ATF, Bureau of Prisons, FBI, US Marshals, DEA. Forest Service firefighters and even weather forecasters. More than 380,000 public servants will be furloughed - NASA, Nat’l Parks, HUD, DOT and others.

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  6. Dec 21

    There is no such thing as a ‘good’ shutdown. Even a partial shutdown costs taxpayers money. It inconveniences the public. And its certainly not fair to the federal public servants who would be directly affected. More than 420,000 will be working without pay ...

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  7. Dec 21

    Sincerely appreciate the efforts of players to engage in the push for criminal justice reform. By working together, we have won a major bipartisan victory with the First Step Act, which was signed into law today.

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  8. Dec 21

    We’re on dangerous ground. The Senate will soon be tasked with confirming a new Secretary of Defense — a responsibility that now demands an unparalleled level of seriousness.

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  9. Dec 21

    Secretary ’ resignation signals a crisis. is conducting reckless, incoherent foreign policy. He is ignoring the advice of advisors and our military. He is alienating our allies. And he articulates no plan or explanation beyond what he can fit in a wayward tweet.

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  10. Dec 20

    This is no way to govern.

    SIREN: Paul Ryan says Trump informed them he won't sign the spending bill.
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  11. Dec 19

    .: What's your strategy? American troops deserve to know that you have one, and the American people deserve transparency from their commander in chief. Explain yourself.

    President Trump is discarding advice from his top military and national security advisers in ordering US troops out of Syria
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  12. Dec 19

    Without a congressional AUMF, U.S. intervention in has long been suspect. But suddenly pulling out U.S. presence without any clear strategy leaves a void that threatens both regional stability and our own national security. This is no way to conduct foreign policy.

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  13. Retweeted
    Dec 19

    Homerun agreement between , and Cuban Baseball Federation. This deal will make life better for Cuban baseball players, who will no longer have to risk unsafe passage to the U.S. to play in the .

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  14. Dec 19

    President Trump's new report rightly points out the unmet need for mental health services in schools. But last year, supported a bill (HR 1628) that would have slashed Medicaid funding for school psychologists, social workers, nurses. Our kids deserve better.

    Trump administration releases school safety report, but demands of Parkland activists largely unaddressed.
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  15. Dec 19

    The Federal Commission on School Safety was the center of ’ response to the shooting. Yet they don't even mention the widespread availability of military style assault weapons, or how the majority of school shootings are carried out with them. Disgraceful.

    A Trump administration school safety panel hardly touched on the role of guns in deadly school shootings
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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 17

    We can’t be the only ones with whiplash. Candidate Trump said Mexico would pay for his wall, “100%” Now, he is “proud” to shut down the government unless the U.S. pays for it.

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  17. Dec 17

    I know many Marylanders are concerned that this ruling will have serious, negative consequences for their . But it will not take effect next year. Next comes the appeals process, where I have every confidence that the will remain the law of the land.

    The Affordable Care Act faces a new legal challenge after a federal judge in Texas ruled it unconstitutional –– but, "nothing changes for now," a Kaiser Health News correspondent says. Here's what you need to know:
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  18. Dec 16

    Maryland in space! Led by faculty and built by in Greenbelt, the GEDI (Global Ecosystems Dynamics Investigation) lidar instrument installed on the will create 3D maps of global forest structure to help us monitor our ecosystems. Nice work.

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  19. Dec 15

    Good news: if you start the enrollment process by the end of *today*, you'll be given extra time next week to complete the process and choose your plan. Open your application now. If you have questions, call at 1-855-642-8572

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  20. Dec 15

    Maryland, this is it: the last day to . Open enrollment for 2019 plans ends TODAY. There are many different options, and most who sign up receive financial assistance. Don't let this opportunity to be covered next year pass by:

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