July 27, 2026

CR Bill

Elon Musk Makes a Huge Offer to Ease the Pain That the Dems’ DHS Shutdown Has Caused – PJ Media– pjmedia.com

pgnewser March 23, 2026 0

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The Democrats’ partial government shutdown just crossed the one-month mark, and Americans trying to catch a flight are paying the price. Security lines stretch for three hours or more, and workers aren’t getting paid.

The shutdown started on February 14, when Democrats blocked a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the TSA, as a form of protest against immigration enforcement. And now, Elon Musk is stepping in to do what Democrats apparently can’t. While Democrats and Republicans duke it out, roughly 64,000 TSA employees are classified as essential workers — meaning they’re required to show up every single day, paycheck or not.

BREAKING: Trump tells ICE ‘NO MASKS’ at airports | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser March 23, 2026 0

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“I would greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports, etc.”

President Trump said in a Sunday post that he supports Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers wearing masks during operations targeting “hardened criminals,” while also calling for agents to go without masks during their work at airports.

“I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were let into our Country by Sleepy Joe Biden and his wonderful “Border Czar,” Kamala (she never even went to the Border!), through their absolutely INSANE Open Border Policy. I would greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports, etc. Thank you! President DJT” the post read.

Agents were deployed to airports on Monday to assist Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers as Democratic lawmakers continue to withhold full funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

‘Absolute insanity’: Democrats’ DHS shutdown has travelers lining up outside Atlanta airport– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser March 23, 2026 0

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More than willing to hold Americans’ ease of travel hostage, Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and his Democratic allies in the U.S. Senate initiated a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security last month, conditioning the passage of the FY2026 DHS appropriations bill on restrictions to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection operations.

This Democratic denial of funding that has survived over four votes on theme has manifested in long lines and headaches at airports across the country — especially at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which urged travelers on Monday morning to “arrive at least 4 hours early” on account of Transportation Security Administration staffing constraints and the correlated “longer than normal wait times at security checkpoints.”

‘We thought we would be safe enough.’

No DHS Deal Without SAVE America Act– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser March 23, 2026 0

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President Donald Trump is demanding that any deal with Democrats to fund the Department of Homeland Security includes an agreement on requiring photo identification and proof of citizenship in federal elections

The demand merges two battles that Congress has failed to resolve.

“I don’t think we should make any deal with the Crazy, Country Destroying, Radical Left Democrats unless, and until, they Vote with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday night.

“In other words, lump everything together as one, and VOTE!!! Kill the Filibuster, and stay in D.C. for Easter, if necessary.”

The SAVE America Act, if signed into law, would require photo identification and proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections.

Trump has called for the bill to include restrictions on transgender procedures for minors, transgender participation in women’s sports, and mail-in ballots.

Dems Hold Firm on DHS Shutdown as Nation Feels Growing Effect

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

The Democrat Party is continuing to refuse to support any DHS funding bill until ICE is “reformed” to the point of being feckless at removing illegal aliens. Lines grow in airports, and TSA agents are starting to call in sick, not wanting to work without pay (even though they will receive their pay when the shutdown ends). National security concerns are only heightened in lieu of a slew of recent Islamist attacks on American soil. The DNC media continues to protect the Democrat Party from being blamed for the shutdown, choosing instead to blame Republicans.

While the Senate works to push through a new DHS head, Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), the White House is claiming it has attempted to negotiate with the Democrats but has received no response. They released a letter to the Democrats, offering concessions on five points, expanding body-camera usage, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at “sensitive areas,” improving DHS detention facility oversight, enforcing visible officer identification, and NOT deporting U.S. citizens.

The letter claims, “The Administration has worked in good faith to again reach bipartisan agreement on full funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security and institute common–sense operational improvements to federal immigration enforcement operations that enhance the safety of American communities. Democrats must stop holding the safety and security of the American people hostage and move forward with fully funding DHS.”

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White House Offers Concessions On DHS Funding To End Shutdown – Daily Caller

The White House outlined five reforms they’re willing to grant Democrats, including expanding body–worn cameras by DHS law enforcement, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at some sensitive locations, increasing oversight of DHS detention facilities, enforcing visible officer identification and not deporting U.S. citizens.

“The Administration has worked in good faith to again reach bipartisan agreement on full funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security and institute common–sense operational improvements to federal immigration enforcement operations that enhance the safety of American communities,” the letter reads.

“Democrats must stop holding the safety and security of the American people hostage and move forward with fully funding DHS,” the letter adds.

TSA data show 10% of officers called out sick Tuesday– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser March 19, 2026 0

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Some airports saw nearly 40% of TSA officers call out sick, an absentee rate significantly higher than normal levels, which typically hover around 2%.

Houston’s Hobby International Airport reported the highest callout rate at 40.8%, another major hit after 55% of workers called out over the weekend.

New Orleans and Atlanta saw 35.8% and 34.6% of workers call out sick, respectively. Other major hubs also saw elevated absences, including 30.1% at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and 29.1% at Pittsburgh International Airport.

CNN and MS NOW Ignore Reality, Blame Republicans for DHS Shutdown– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser March 18, 2026 1

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During Tuesday morning’s cable news morning shows on MS NOW and CNN, blame was placed on Republicans for the lasting DHS shutdown caused by Democrat protests of immigration enforcement and ICE funding. The hosts of CNN This Morning, CNN News Central, and, of course, MS NOW’s Morning Joe ignored the Democrats’ impact on the shutdown, a growing media trend.

In a tease for the News Central segment, CNN This Morning host Audie Cornish teed up the story as a Republican attack on Democrats:

Okay, you guys, we want to talk a little bit more about the partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security enters another week and as we mentioned earlier, very long lines at the airport as a result. So, Republicans want voters to blame Democrats. We’re going to talk about how this is going to play out.

Can Mullin Help the GOP End the DHS Shutdown?– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser March 18, 2026 0

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President Donald Trump’s new nominee for secretary of homeland security, Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., prepares to appear before the Senate, Democrats continue to keep the Department of Homeland Security shut down.

“It’s extremely disappointing that Democrats are once again putting petty politics over the safety and security of our nation,” Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.

Pfluger, a House Homeland Security Committee member who chairs the subcommittee on cybersecurity, spoke to The Daily Signal before Mullin’s Wednesday appearance on Capitol Hill.

Mullin will appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday morning. The Oklahoma senator is Trump’s choice to replace former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

Dems ‘Have to Stick to Their Guns’ on DHS Shutdown, ICE’s Actions ‘a Lot More Inconvenient’ than Airport Issues– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser March 18, 2026 1

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On Monday’s broadcast of “CNN NewsNight,” CNN Senior Commentator Van Jones said that “Democrats have to stick to their guns” on the DHS shutdown “because, as inconvenient as it is in an airport, it’s a lot more inconvenient to have ICE agents doing all kinds of terrible stuff, and they should be put back in a box.”

Host Abby Phillip asked, “This is starting to affect people. Van, you were saying you were in Austin this weekend. Is it time for Democrats to compromise?”

Jones answered, “No, I think Democrats have to stick to their guns, because, as inconvenient as it is in an airport, it’s a lot more inconvenient to have ICE agents doing all kinds of terrible stuff, and they should be put back in a box. However, I was in Austin, trying to leave South by Southwest. I had a 6 a.m. flight. I got there at 3 a.m. There were people, literally outside, wrapped around. It was complete — unbelievable lines. I had PreCheck and CLEAR. I barely made my flight. And then, they pulled the plane out, because it’s time to go, but the plane’s only half full, and the bags are there…so, we literally had to sit on the tarmac for an hour and then come back to re-balance the plane. Meanwhile, the people who could have made the plane balanced were stuck. It was just — the whole thing was so nutty.”

Democrats Vote to Keep DHS Shut Down Despite Iranian Terror Threat– slaynews.com

pgnewser March 13, 2026 0

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Senate Republicans are warning that the ongoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown is unfolding at a dangerous moment for national security, as intelligence officials monitor potential Iranian retaliation and sleeper-cell activity inside the United States.

Federal officials have raised concerns that Iran may attempt to activate sleeper cells or carry out attacks on U.S. soil as the war with the Islamic Republic intensifies.

Despite those warnings, Senate Democrats again blocked an effort to reopen DHS this week, prolonging a partial shutdown that has now stretched nearly four weeks.

THE DHS Shutdown Continues

pgnewser March 12, 2026 1

Democrats are celebrating their continued shutdown of the DHS even AFTER the original reason for the shutdown, Kristi Noem’s continued leadership of the department, is already gone. President Trump has transferred Noem to South America to lead a new security project down there.

Yet, the Democrats continue to allow the funding to pass the Senate, keeping the shutdown going. Lines are beginning to get longer and longer at airports as the DHS runs out funding and can no longer provide the basic security it currently is.

ED. NOTE: The existence of the DHS is a constitutional question that should not be forgotten, but this shutdown is not about opposition to the DHS, it’s purely about opposition to the Trump program being executed. They mean to save Progmerica from the America Trump is, in part, allowing to reform itself in the ashes of this broken land.

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Democrats’ Shutdown Stunt Throws Major Airports Around the Country Into Chaos – westernjournal.com

With spring break just around the corner for swathes of Americans, travel season will soon be upon us.

And if Democrats don’t get their act together, the travel season is going to be an absolute nightmare for people — which it already is.

For the unaware, the Department of Homeland Security is currently shut down, as there is an ongoing congressional budget dispute over the agency.

The inability to reconcile those differences has left various branches overseen by DHS to be shut down, including the Transportation Security Administration.

Democrats specifically have been utterly insistent that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must undergo massive reform before any such budget is approved.

Trump Slams Dems for Shutting Down DHS Amid Terrorism Threats– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser March 10, 2026 0

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President Donald Trump slammed congressional Democrats for holding out on funding the Department of Homeland Security amid threats of terrorism from Iran.

When asked about reports that Iran has activated terrorist sleeper cells abroad, Trump said his administration is “very much on top of it,” though the ongoing DHS shutdown is a challenge.

“One of the things we have to do is get the Democrats to stop the Democrat shutdown,” he said. “Because, as you know, the apparatus that looks into that [Senate Minority Leader Chuck] Schumer and the Democrats have shut it down, which tells you they probably hate our country a lot, but the Democrats have to open that up.”

The agency has been shut down for 24 days over Democrat demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Trump said he has “very, very good intelligence” on Iran’s sleeper cells. However, he said the shutdown prevents the administration from handling them as they want.

Amid Greater Threats To The Homeland, Democrats Starve DHS– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 3, 2026 0

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As of late Sunday, at least three U.S. military members will be coming home in caskets — among the first casualties of the Trump administration’s “regime change” campaign in Iran. There will “likely be more” to come in the days ahead, President Donald Trump warned. He said U.S. operations in Iran will continue until all of the administration’s objectives are met. The details of those objectives remained foggy Sunday.

While the days-old military operation is far from Mission Accomplished, it did check off a significant box: taking out Iran’s evil-as-poison supreme leader, or the “avuncular and magnanimous” religious scholar as the inexhaustible clown car that is the New York Times described a guy who legitimately could be likened to Adolf Hitler. Old Uncle Khamenei is dead now, and presumably checking into hotel hell (You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave).

DHS Shutdown Now Halts ICE Oversight – RedState– redstate.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026 0

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As my late grandfather was fond of pointing out, it’s a tough world, but sometimes you get a laugh out of it. Case in point: Democrats in and out of Congress were whining for more oversight of the actions of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), but now the partial government shutdown that Democrats voted for and caused has curtailed the very department that was carrying out that oversight – the Department of Homeland Security.

The Latest: Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on– www.independent.co.uk

pgnewser February 17, 2026 0

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Fetterman Breaks with Democrats, Accuses Colleagues of Putting Party Over Country in DHS Shutdown Fight– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026 0

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) sharply rebuked fellow Senate Democrats after becoming the lone member of his party to side with Republicans in voting to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

In a fiery statement, Fetterman warned that Democrats were choosing party loyalty over the country’s security.

The standoff erupted as Senate Democrats refused to support funding for DHS in pursuit of sweeping restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Democrats Vote for Government Shutdown Over ICE

pgnewser February 13, 2026 1

The Democrats have voted against a DHS funding bill that effectively creates a government shutdown. They claim to be doing it to shut down ICE operations, even though it is clear ICE will NOT be affected by this shutdown. What WILL be shut down are services that are needed by people, including disaster relief from FEMA.

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Democrats Want To Stop Deportations By Shutting Down DHS – thefederalist.com

Just like the last time Democrats threw the government into a shutdown, they have no leverage but are now withholding votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security while making ridiculous demands that the Trump administration is entertaining.

If Congress doesn’t push more money to DHS by Saturday, funding to TSA and FEMA will be cut off this weekend. Democrat leaders say they won’t agree to any deal that doesn’t reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is to say, make it effectively impossible to deport illegal aliens.

But everyone in Washington knows Democrats are in no position to force concessions, given that even without more money for DHS, ICE remains funded with billions in cash by way of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” law passed last year. In short, the hand Democrats are playing is: Neuter immigration law enforcement or they’re going to clog up air travel and federal emergency response assistance.

Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Tim Burchett Drop SAVE Act Demands After Meeting with Trump– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser February 4, 2026 0

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President Donald Trump reportedly convinced Reps. Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Tim Burchett of Tennessee to drop their demand that the SAVE Act be included in legislation to reopen the government.

The House voted Tuesday to end the government shutdown — 217 to 214 — with 21 Republicans voting against the package and 21 Democrats voting for it.

Luna and Burchett both voted against the legislation, but voted in favor of the rule that allowed it to be considered by the whole House.

Trump signed the measure Tuesday afternoon.

Trump Signs Unclean CR Bill that Doesn’t Include Voter ID

pgnewser February 4, 2026 0

President Donald Trump has ended the four-day partial government shutdown by signing yet another continuing resolution rather than a full budget. The bill includes funding for DNC projects, including USAID funding, but preserves additional funding for ICE. More importantly, it doesn’t include a Voting Rights requirement as some republicans were pushing for. It passed the Senate 71-20, and the House 217-214. The total budget for the bill is $1.65 trillion.

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Trump Signs Bill to End Partial Government Shutdown – American Greatness

House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding – The Washington Post– news.google.com

pgnewser February 3, 2026 0

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  1. House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding  The Washington Post
  2. House Democrats once again left complaining about a Senate spending deal  Politico
  3. Government shutdown enters day 4 as lawmakers gear up for House-wide vote on Trump-backed deal  Fox News
  4. Trump Live Updates: India Trade Deal, Partial Government Shutdown and More News  The New York Times
  5. House likely to vote today to reopen government and NASA delays moon mission: Morning Rundown  NBC News

from news.google.com

Trump and Schumer Reportedly Close to a Deal That Would Avert a Shutdown, But There’s a Catch– townhall.com

pgnewser February 2, 2026 0

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The government will run out of money soon. It’s been something of a dirge atmosphere since the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, which has animated leftists and sent Democrats huddling in the corner on how to screw over the Department of Homeland Security, including a new provision on ICE warrants, which is to say they want to hamstring the agency from making more illegal alien arrests.

Fetterman Warns Democrats: Government Shutdown Won’t Stop ICE Operations– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 2, 2026 0

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Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) has warned his fellow Democrats that a government shutdown would not halt Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, noting that the agency is already funded under existing law.

Fetterman issued the warning as Democrats refuse to support a broader spending package that includes ICE funding.

Speaking on Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing,” Fetterman said it is “absolutely true” that a shutdown would have little effect on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or ICE.

How is the looming government shutdown different from last fall’s?– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser January 27, 2026 0

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The shutdown Washington is preparing for this weekend has several key differences from the government funding battle last fall.

That 43-day shutdown became the longest in U.S. history, ending in November 2025. It centered on Democrats’ concerns that legislation to keep the government open did not contain a provision to extend Obamacare subsidies. And before the shutdown was triggered on Oct. 1, it was widely expected due to the known deadline for renewing the expiring Obamacare subsidies.

Unlike last fall’s controversy, the latest looming government shutdown would be only partial and stem from unexpected unrest in Minnesota. And key Senate Democrats who proved critical to ending the last shutdown have announced that they will not aid the Trump administration this time around in backing the Department of Homeland Security funding bill for ICE.

U.S. House Crawls Back Arctic Frost Victims’ Lawsuit Allowance

pgnewser November 23, 2025 1

The U.S. House has passed a bill to repeal a provision included in the continuing resolution that ended the historic government shutdown. The bill is NOT addressing the provision that makes most of the CBD industry illegal. The bill removes the permission for Federal employees who were victims of Operation Arctic Frost to sue the Federal government.

The operation, run by DNC attorney Jack Smith, spied on mostly Republicans’ phone records, including its top leadership, including Marco Rubio. The bill required a two-thirds yes vote to pass, which it did. Seven members, three Republicans and four Democrats, chose not to vote at all. It must now pass the Senate, which is not a guarantee as of right now.

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The House has passed a bill to repeal a provision in the government shutdown-ending continuing resolution that allowed lawmakers surveilled by the federal government to seek damages.

The House passed the bill to repeal the funding bill provision that would permit U.S. senators to sue the government for “$500,000 or the amount of actual damages” if the government has subpoenaed or seized their data without notification by a vote of 426 to 0. Two hundred and sixteen Republicans and 210 Democrats voted to strip the provision from the stopgap measure.

SHUTDOWN OVER: President Trump Officially Signs Bill to Re-Open the Government– wltreport.com

pgnewser November 19, 2025 0

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The Schumer Shutdown has officially ended!

President Trump just signed the funding bill to re-open the government, which was passed by the House this evening.

Watch the historic moment here:

With One Shutdown Ended, Congressional Leaders Brace for Next Shutdown in Jan › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser November 19, 2025 0

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The longest shutdown in U.S. history has just ended but voices on both sides of the aisle are warning that another shutdown may be looming at expiration of the current funding ends on Jan 30.

A number of tax credit subsidies for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are set to expire at the end of this year and Democrats have insisted that they be renewed as a condition to supporting any new funding bills.

Republicans acknowledge that another fight over the ACA tax credits could cause another government closure at the end of January.

Senate Votes to End 41-Day Government Shutdown– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser November 12, 2025 0

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The Senate approved a government funding package to reopen the federal government Monday night over the objections of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and a majority of Democrats.

Lawmakers voted 60 to 40 to pass the legislation with eight Democrats joining with Republicans to support the measure. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was the lone Republican to vote “no,” citing the measure’s insufficient spending cuts.

Democratic Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Tim Kaine of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire and Dick Durbin of Illinois voted “yes” on the legislation to bring an end to the 41-day shutdown standoff. Independent Maine Sen. Angus King, who caucuses with Democrats, also supported the funding package.

The bipartisan shutdown package will fund the government through the end of January and advance a slate of appropriations bills that will fund the Departments of Veterans’ Affairs and Agriculture, the legislative branch and military construction for the current fiscal year.

WATCH: In Bold Confession, Senator Durbin Admits Schumer’s Shutdown Plan Was to Starve Children– conservativeroof.com

pgnewser November 12, 2025 0

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Democrat Senator Dick Durbin exposed Schumer’s shutdown plan during remarks on the Senate floor on Monday.

In a stunning admission, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin said the Democrats’ shutdown strategy was designed to starve children.

After 40 days of a government shutdown, eight Senate Democrats caved and joined Republicans on Sunday evening to advance legislation to reopen the government. Durbin was among those who broke ranks with his party to help push the bill forward.

Democratic senators and independents who caucus with them voted in favor, including King (ME), Fetterman (PA), Cortez Masto (NV), Shaheen (NH), Hassan (NH), Rosen (NM), Kaine (VA), and Dick Durbin (IL).