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U.S. Senator from New Jersey fighting for healthcare, consumers, immigration reform/, democracy, and diplomacy. Proud to work w/ .

New Jersey, USA
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Joined January 2009
Born January 01
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Dec 21

    The effects of a spread much farther than Capitol Hill. And it’s totally avoidable. Hardworking federal employees shouldn’t be left unpaid or furloughed over Trump’s boondoggle of a border wall.

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  2. Retweeted
    5 hours ago

    Shutdown spirit: Holiday visitors to nation's capital found bathrooms locked, tree lights dark.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    CBP is now conducting secondary medical checks and looking for medical help from , , etc—but we can’t wait for another tragedy to happen. The Trump Admin and Border Patrol need to make serious changes and deliver a full report on what went wrong.

    BREAKING: just ordered a number of changes in the wake of the second child death in the custody of Border Patrol's El Paso sector this month. The release confirms my earlier reporting for . 1/
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  4. 2 hours ago

    It hasn’t even been 3 weeks and 2 children have died in custody at the border. Keeping the family of Felipe Alónzo-Gomez in my prayers.

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  5. Retweeted
    15 hours ago

    More journalists were killed, abused and subjected to violence in 2018 than in any other year on record, with those in the profession facing an "unprecedented level of hostility," a new report has found

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  6. 4 hours ago

    Happy first day of to all who celebrate in New Jersey and around the globe!

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  7. Dec 25

    My thoughts are with our service members who aren’t able to be with their loved ones this Christmas. Thank you for your dedication and service to our great nation. and Happy Holidays.🎄

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  8. Dec 25

    It might not be a White Christmas in New Jersey this year, but I’m still in the holiday spirit! Wishing a to everyone today—filled with food, fun, family, and friends.

    11 replies 6 retweets 76 likes
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  9. Dec 24

    This Christmas Eve, I’m thinking of the hundreds of thousands of federal employees at risk of losing their paychecks due to the .

    Trump is now the “proud” owner of a government shutdown — his third. And he doesn’t seem to mind.
    69 replies 64 retweets 206 likes
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  10. Dec 22

    Wow. Days after Sec. Mattis, another top diplomat resigns in protest of Trump’s erratic decision-making that threatens US interests and Americans’ security. We need strong diplomatic and military leadership to executive a clear strategy to protect US interests in the region.

    Top U.S. envoy to anti-ISIS coalition quits in protest of Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria
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  11. Retweeted
    Dec 22

    At midnight last night, roughly twenty five percent of the government shut down because of one person and one person alone: President . We arrived at this moment because President Trump has been on a remarkable two-week temper tantrum.

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  12. Retweeted
    Dec 22

    Even after the Senate passed a bipartisan funding agreement earlier this week, the President still chose to shut down the government. This is completely unacceptable and wholly irresponsible.

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  13. Dec 22

    Congrats—Trump wanted a and now he’s got it. He can celebrate all he wants, but hundreds of thousands of unpaid and furloughed federal employees will be hurting this holiday season. This shutdown could have been averted. The American people deserve better.

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  14. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    Democrats support border security – we always have, but we will not sit idly by while President Trump manufactures a crisis and wastes billions of American taxpayer dollars. He must work to find common ground and sign a bipartisan compromise that both Ds and Rs can agree to.

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    Dec 21

    🚨 Big news🚨 Thanks to the support of the Community, has passed Congress! Thank you , , and for championing this bill - girls in refugee settings deserve access to education!

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  16. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    . addresses looming

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  17. Dec 21

    Trump shouldn’t treat the like a reality show. It has real effects on real people—like the hundreds of thousands of federal employees without paychecks before the holidays. It also affects critical services for people in and across the country.

    34 replies 43 retweets 89 likes
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  18. Dec 21

    Los puertorriqueños merecen algo mejor. La Junta de Supervisión Fiscal de debe recuperar su confianza mediante la implementación de reglas de transparencia durante estos tiempos de dificultad económica.

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  19. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    On a call with cabinet officials to discuss the impact of a potential federal government shutdown on New Jersey. We should be focused on uplifting working families this holiday season, not creating economic hardship through a needless shutdown over a wall.

    168 replies 85 retweets 495 likes
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  20. Retweeted
    Dec 21

    December 11, 2018. Donald Trump: "I'm proud to shut down the government for border security...So I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down." There is only one person to blame for a . Period.

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