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To all those about to head out and celebrate New Year's Eve tonight, please make a plan to be careful, be responsible and look out for each other.

2024, here we come!

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Under Democrats' leadership, over 14 million jobs—including nearly 800,000 manufacturing jobs—were created.

There's no denying it, 2023 is the year of jobs.

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Not a single Republican voted for the $35/month cap on insulin that went into effect this year for Medicare recipients.

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133 years ago, the Lakota Tribe suffered a senseless massacre at the hands of the U.S. Government at Wounded Knee.

Let us learn from our history, right this wrong and celebrate indigenous communities—today and always.

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Thanks to Congressional Democrats, an estimated 15 million Americans are set to save $800 per year on health insurance.

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For 50 years, the Endangered Species Act has helped protect vulnerable animals across our nation—from the gray wolf, to the bald eagle and beyond.

We must continue to build on its success and help ensure these species' get the protections they need to survive and thrive.

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Nothing quite like Christmas morning. Remembering that this day is not about gifts, but the love we share with family and friends.

Merry Christmas, one and all!🎄

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Thinking of our troops serving our nation overseas who sacrifice so much to keep us all safe and can't be with their loved ones during the holidays.

Their sacrifices should never go unnoticed.

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🚨 This is a big deal! By helping communities more easily access federal funding for environmental justice projects, this will help more Americans drink cleaner water, breathe safer air and live in healthier communities—and that’s a good thing.

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In 2023, Democrats grew our economy from the middle out and bottom up.

Over 14 million jobs created—the most jobs created in history during any single presidential term.

Unemployment rates below 4% for 22 months straight.

And we'll always keep working for working families.

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NEWS: Sen. Lisa Murkowski and I just introduced bipartisan legislation to make sure we provide our military and Foreign Service spouses with the flexibility and job support they need when their families relocate or transfer to a new duty station.

Let’s pass the READINESS Act. 🇺🇸

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🚨 This is great news not only for our union workers, but for all Americans who will benefit from these infrastructure projects being completed faster.

Once again, Acting Secretary Julie Su and President Biden are putting working families first while helping build a better economy.

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For 50 years, the Helms Amendment has put women all over the world at increased risk and contributed to preventable injuries and even death.
 
Proud to cosponsor legislation that would repeal this unjust, harmful policy for good.
 
It’s time for Congress to pass it.

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The Supreme Court already threw out Roe v. Wade.

And soon, that same Court will weigh in on the future of Mifepristone.

With women understandably afraid about what comes next, it's as important as ever:

We must protect reproductive freedom for all.

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