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Gentner Drummond
@gentnerdrummond· OK· Aug 18, 2026

We have well-qualified men and women out there that just simply can’t afford to run, or they run, and when you have to put in more money to be competitive, they don’t have the ability to, therefore, they drop out.

oklahomavoice.com
Gentner Drummond
@gentnerdrummond· OK· Aug 18, 2026

I wish that we had a restriction in Oklahoma. I think that that would create greater parity for non-independently wealthy candidates to get in the race.

oklahomavoice.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Aug 18, 2026

This doesn’t undo the fact that people paid too much for groceries, but it is genuine accountability in a way that will actually help people immediately.

ncnewsline.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Aug 18, 2026

The harm here was [to] people’s grocery bill. Why not try and do something more direct and targeted towards the neediest families in America?

ncnewsline.com
Aaron D. Ford
@aarondford· NV· Aug 18, 2026

The Trump administration cannot strong-arm states into turning over millions of drivers’ private information without justification or adequate safeguards.

nevadacurrent.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Aug 18, 2026

If you try to cheat Minnesotans, we will find you, and we will hold you accountable.

dailycaller.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Aug 18, 2026

Medicaid dollars are meant to provide healthcare to low-income Minnesotans — not line the pockets of fraudsters.

dailycaller.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Aug 18, 2026

Today, I charged two individuals with more than $1.5 million in Medicaid fraud.

dailycaller.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Aug 18, 2026

Exploiting our most vulnerable residents to boost corporate profits is not only morally wrong, it’s also illegal.

calmatters.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Aug 18, 2026

They don’t have any legitimate claim,” he told CNN’s Jim Sciutto on Monday. “Honestly, it reeks of desperation.

huffpost.com
Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Aug 18, 2026

Maryland and Prince George’s County committed more than a decade of work to earn the FBI headquarters and pledged hundreds of millions of dollars,

abcnews.com
Anthony G. Brown
@anthonygbrown· MD· Aug 17, 2026

This victory is about more than a building. It is about ensuring that when Congress makes a decision, the Federal Government cannot simply ignore it because they do not like the outcome.

marylandmatters.org
Brenna Bird
@brennabird· IA· Aug 17, 2026

I think everything we can do to prevent illegal voting, to prevent fraudulent voting, I think it’s important that we do that.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Brenna Bird
@brennabird· IA· Aug 17, 2026

Because you can’t unscramble the egg, and it’s not possible to pull that vote out later. So I think everything we can do to prevent illegal voting, to prevent fraudulent voting, I think it’s important that we do that.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Brenna Bird
@brennabird· IA· Aug 17, 2026

I will fight for you. I will fight to keep you and your children safe. I will uphold our law enforcement. I will support our constitution and uphold our laws.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Aug 17, 2026

My office remains committed to challenging these unlawful extensions before the Court to protect our ratepayers.

michiganadvance.com
Dana Nessel
@dananessel· MI· Aug 17, 2026

After six so-called emergency orders, it is clear that DOE intends to stretch Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to force an aging, obsolete plant to operate indefinitely.

michiganadvance.com