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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on June 1, 2026 as the Senate poised to take up the Secure America Act to kick off the summer work period.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (R-NY), Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and colleagues Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) spoke out against the Secure America Act intended to fund immigration enforcement through fiscal 2028 moments after Republican leadership put off action on the bill.

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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) held a news conference on May 20th to discuss political action campaign funding.

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Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) was joined shortly after the Justice Department unsealed a federal indictment on May 20th by Reps. Byron Donalds (R-FL), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL) and Maria Salazar (R-FL) to mark the occasion.

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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) participated in this May 19th news conference to criticize the Golden Dome missile defense system.

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Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Debbie Dingell (D-MI) were joined on May 19th by cancer survivors and others to discuss the KO Cancer Act.

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Floor remarks by Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on May 21, 2026, as extended debate and a "vote-a-rama" faced the "world's greatest deliberative body."

UPDATE: Republicans postponed action on the Secure America Act late Thursday. Every expectation as of publication was that the Senate would debate and vote, followed by the House into the weekend. Congress returns for the summer work period on June 1.

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House Democratic Caucus Leaders Pete Aguilar (D-CA) and Ted Lieu (D-CA) were joined by Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan Boyle (D-PA) at their weekly news conference on May 20, 2026.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) joins Republican Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-UT), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-MN), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Congressman Jake Ellzey (R-TX) at a weekly news conference in the recording studio on May 20, 2026.

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Senate Republican and Democratic caucus leaders spoke separately with reporters at weekly news conferences on May 19, 2026.

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