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  1. 21 minutes ago

    A reminder that the 2013 Republican shutdown cost the U.S. economy $24 billion dollars.

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  2. 2 hours ago

    It is shocking and tragic that another child has died in U.S. custody. Congress must do its constitutional duty to investigate and ensure every child in our care gets full and immediate medical attention.

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  3. Dec 25

    Christmas is a time for family and being with the ones we love. Today, let’s try to remember that there is more that unites us than divides us. And we are stronger when we are together.

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  4. Dec 24

    Last week I introduced a bill to shut down Tornillo immediately because child prison camps have no place in America. This is huge news. THANK YOU to all of you who made your voices heard.

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    Dec 24

    Tell ICE to today. No child crime victim should have to stand by and watch as her mother is deported

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    Dec 24

    Cristy’s lawyers are going to court to stop her mom’s deportation but we need your help

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    Dec 24

    ICE is preparing to deport Cristy’s mom over the Christmas holiday, leaving 15-year-old Cristy alone and without her best ally—her mother

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    Dec 24

    An immigration judge has ordered Cristy’s mom deported without any consideration of the impact on Cristy, who has her own, independent claim to protection here in the US

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    Dec 24

    ICE locked up 15 year-old Cristy and her mother in family detention six months ago. Detention has taken a terrible toll on Cristy, who is a survivor of serious, violent crimes. She is losing hope, quickly

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  10. Dec 23

    It is shocking that neither nor his new chief of staff know who is. He’s the administration’s point person on Syria and the anti-isis coalition. Any responsible commander in chief would have had him in the center of the discussion about Syria.

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    Dec 23

    Sen. Jeff Merkley tells Democrats will not agree to any border wall funding. : "Let me be clear. Democrats are not going to agree to any funding to build new border wall? None?" Merkley: "That's correct. None."

    194 replies 248 retweets 973 likes
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    Dec 23

    KARL: "Let me be clear. Democrats are not going to agree to any funding to build new border wall? None?" JEFF MERKLEY: "That's correct. None." Via ABC.

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    Dec 23

    Democrats will not agree to any funding for US-Mexico border wall: Senator Jeff Merkley:

    48 replies 35 retweets 196 likes
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    Dec 23

    Sen. Jeff Merkley on Sunday dubbed Trump's wall “a 4th century strategy” that Democrats would not support.

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  15. Dec 23

    . hasn’t spent 94% of the border security money over the last two years. 94%! This isn’t about border security, it’s about politics.

    1,363 replies 18,848 retweets 45,659 likes
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  16. Dec 22

    I’ll be joining at 6:15am PT/9:15am ET tomorrow morning to discuss the and the path forward. Tune in!

    63 replies 57 retweets 190 likes
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  17. Dec 22

    To celebrate Christmas, is giving 420,000 public servants the gift of requiring them to work without pay. That’s a real “Merry Christmas” to America from the billionaire in the Oval Office.

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  18. Dec 22

    Irony from Trump World: ’s means that men and women providing security on the border will be working without pay!

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    Dec 21

    This shouldn’t get lost in the avalanche of crazy. The wall we need is between DOJ and the White House. The foundation of our democracy- the rule of law- depends on it.

    New - Trump has been venting his frustrations about SDNY at Whitaker since explosive Cohen revelations - CNNPolitics
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    Dec 22

    - Trump gets investigated - fires FBI Director - fires AG - installs partisan, who talked on TV about how to sabotage the investigation - partisan ignores ethics officials who say he should recuse - Trump & partisan talk about the investigation - Republican Congress does NOTHING

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