There is still a freeze on critical, life-saving foreign aid. It is causing chaos and hurting people around the world.

Trump's funding freeze was designed to hurt people by cutting off access to the things that they need most.

RT @SenatorHassan: Real life matters.

RT @SenateDems: You need to watch @SenatorHassan’s raw, emotional plea to Trump’s HHS Secretary nominee RFK Jr. to stop promoting false cla….

RT @IndianCommittee: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is committed to tracking how any pause on federal funding is impacting Native c….

RT @SenateDems: Watch @SenBrianSchatz on the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly all federal grants and loans. “What's happening tod….

This Trump shutdown is meant to cause pain and fear for regular people while Republicans work on cutting taxes for billionaires.

RT @Acyn: Schatz: First of all, it’s illegal—just flat-out illegal. I just got a text from a colleague saying their state is locked out of….

This Trump shutdown is completely illegal, and we expect the courts will stop this. But what is clear is this: They are creating chaos. They are going after your health care. They are trying to take aid away from people recovering from hurricanes and fires.

They’re defunding police departments and firefighters. They’re cutting off support for kids – whether it’s for schools, meals, or child care services. All of this is meant to cause pain and fear for regular people while they continue to work on tax cuts for billionaires.

RFK Jr.’s dangerous lies fueled a measles outbreak in Samoa and caused preventable deaths. He is unqualified to lead HHS.

RT @SenBooker: Kash Patel’s enemies list is a wolf at the door of our democracy.

It was never about lowering your prices. Republicans are ripping you off.

Republicans are attacking women’s health care and going after doctors. It’s cruel bullshit.

RT @ClimatePower: .@SenBrianSchatz hits the nail on the head. Clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels and Donald Trump is playing games….

Trump and his billionaire friends are ripping you off.

RT @SenateDems: TUNE IN NOW: Listen to @SenSchumer, @SenAmyKlobuchar, @SenBrianSchatz, and @ChrisMurphyCT talk with the press. https://t.co….

None of this reduces the price of anything.

If there were ever a case that merited compassionate release, Leonard Peltier’s was it. President Biden did the right thing by showing this aging man in poor health mercy and allowing him to return home to spend whatever days he has remaining with his loved ones.

I thank President Biden and the countless advocates who’ve worked tirelessly over the years to secure Peltier’s release.