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Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 1, 2025

By cutting funding for these lifesaving youth mental health programs, the Department of Education is abandoning our children when they need us most.

usatoday.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jul 1, 2025

HHS is the backbone of our nation's public health and social safety net — from cancer screenings and maternal health to early childhood education and domestic violence prevention.

cbsnews.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jun 30, 2025

His was a campaign powered by the people, and the people made their voices heard. New Yorkers are ready for a city we can all afford. Now it is time to bring our city together and win!

newsweek.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 30, 2025

Presents an efficient, low-cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don't need to invest that much in the perimeter. People get out, there's not much waiting for 'em other than alligators and pythons. Nowhere to…

commondreams.org
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 30, 2025

Criminals posing as federal agents were trying to capitalize on the fear and uncertainty of the immigration crackdown promised by President Donald Trump.

nbcnews.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

I also think it’s important for us to continue to communicate with the public and give people hope that we can protect and defend and extend our democracy.

msnbc.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

The American people are coming out more and more every day, more people who’ve never been to a protest march in their lives.

msnbc.com
Keith Ellison
@keithellison· MN· Jun 29, 2025

The usurpation of the National Guard in California, to me, is the big, ugly threat to American democracy.

msnbc.com
Dave Yost
@daveyost· OH· Jun 28, 2025

You just heard from the good cops. Meet the bad cop.

nbcnews.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 28, 2025

People get out, there’s not much waiting for them other than alligators and pythons.

motherjones.com
Rob Bonta
@robbonta· CA· Jun 27, 2025

We believe that we will prevail and that we’ve made the case already.

cnn.com
Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Jun 26, 2025

This litigation, while sometimes based on valid legal claims, in most instances failed in the courtroom but nonetheless increased costs for consumers and taxpayers.

breitbart.com
Kris Kobach
@kriskobach· KS· Jun 26, 2025

The CCP plainly has a strategy of driving the United States away from domestic energy sources and increasing U.S. dependence on sources that rely on a Chinese supply of solar panels, electric vehicle batteries, and other technologies.

breitbart.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

Part of my extreme skepticism of Congress doing anything substantial here is based on the history, the clear record of failure when it comes to privacy, the internet and social media.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

My level of confidence in Congress following through on what they say they want to do in erecting some national safeguards is just very low.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

I simply cannot imagine doing nothing, and being locked into doing nothing for the next decade.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

This is an incredibly broad new rule that would have cascading unintended consequences.

cnn.com
Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Jun 26, 2025

Years from now, it could end up being the big story out of this reconciliation bill.

cnn.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 25, 2025

As your Attorney General and a father of three young kids, protecting children is my top priority. If you victimize children, you’re going to prison, end of story.

nypost.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jun 25, 2025

From slashing money for law enforcement to cutting grants that provide resources for vulnerable students, this administration's reckless funding cuts have put communities throughout our country at risk. On top of causing dangerous chaos…

newsweek.com
Letitia James
@letitiajames· NY· Jun 24, 2025

When you vote today, please rank five candidates for mayor. But do not make Andrew Cuomo one of them.

nypost.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 24, 2025

We in Florida will fight alongside this administration to keep Florida safe, strong, and free.

breitbart.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 24, 2025

I’m proud to help support President Trump and Secretary Noem in their mission to fix our illegal immigration problem once and for all.

breitbart.com
James Uthmeier
@jamesuthmeier· FL· Jun 24, 2025

I think this is the best one. I call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ This 30 square mile area is completely surrounded by the Everglades — presents an efficient, low cost opportunity to build a temporary detention facility because you don’t need…

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