From The Hill: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) called the Senate “very corrupt” amid a partial government shutdown and in the wake of some recent tensions between the chambers of Congress.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) recently held up a government funding bill over language that would repeal a provision letting senators sue if their phone records were rounded up in former special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation.
The provision passed in the bill to end last year’s government shutdown and caused anger in the House, with House members not included in the provision.
On Friday, the Senate voted by a wide margin to pass a funding package featuring five regular appropriations bills and a two-week stopgap measure for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
DHS has been mired in controversy recently over its immigration enforcement tactics, especially in the wake of two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. There have also been growing calls for the ouster of the department’s head, Secretary Kristi Noem.
In a Sunday post on social media platform X, Luna wrote:
“I absolutely love our President. He is my friend, and I am going to do everything I can to ensure that fraud in elections NEVER happens again. If you are a Republican, I want your vote to count. If you’re an independent, I want your vote to count. And if you are a Democrat, even though I might not agree with you on some things, I want your vote to count.
“Illegal immigration is a massive problem, and voter fraud occurs. This must be resolved. It is a national security issue. There may be a lot of disinformation coming out in the next few days, so I will be posting directly what is happening on this account so you don’t have to rely on skewed press sources.
“I also have respect for our Speaker, and this is not directed at him. The Senate is very, very corrupt. Many of the Senators we would consider our ‘friends’ don’t want the filibuster removed because they don’t actually want President Trump’s agenda to succeed. Many of these people have been in office for far too long and think they are the ones in power, not POTUS.
“Let me remind my ‘friends’ in the Senate that Congress is comprised of two chambers, of which the House is equally respected as the Senate and works in conjunction with the executive branch. Senators are not elected President.”
I absolutely love our President. He is my friend, and I am going to do everything I can to ensure that fraud in elections NEVER happens again. If you are a Republican, I want your vote to count. If you’re an independent, I want your vote to count. And if you are a Democrat, even…
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) February 1, 2026
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