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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

It’s important for us to note that none of this progress happened by accident. We made this progress because people like all of you in this room worked to make it happen.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

Thanks in part to the work of many of the people in this room, New Hampshire has made real, steady progress combatting fentanyl. Overdose deaths are down. Medication-assisted-treatment, the gold standard for treatment, is now much more…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

In short, it tells us that the President seeks to rule; but he is unable to lead.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

If the President insists on spending the people’s money on himself, he owes them an explanation.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

This isn’t a partisan point, this isn’t spin, this is just basic, mathematical facts — facts that make evident that the President both completely failed to lower costs and honestly didn’t even try.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

The answer is clear: No. Not only has the President failed to make good on his pledge to bring down costs, not only is it evident that he never even bothered to try, but it’s clear that on virtually every metric, it costs more to be an…

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Oct 6, 2026

These campaign ads never should have run on the taxpayer’s dime to begin with. They were clearly wrong and clearly illegal, which is why the President should also immediately repay the taxpayers for the amount already spent on these ads.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 6, 2026

Let’s be clear: The President is advocating for an attack on 10+ million U.S. residents in two of America’s largest cities. This is not normal. None of this is.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 6, 2026

After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego. He is deranged and dangerous.

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Bob Ferguson
@bobferguson· WA· Oct 5, 2026

That said, causing significant harm and inconvenience to the people of Washington state is not the way to address those issues.

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Bob Ferguson
@bobferguson· WA· Oct 5, 2026

My expectation is that every vessel on every route is fully operational no later than the first vessel sailing tomorrow morning.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
@sarahhuckabeesanders· Republican · AR· Oct 5, 2026

I am moving the special election for Senate District 18 to December 15 to ensure a timely process for our constituents.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Oct 5, 2026

I say this as a former federal prosecutor: these are the hallmarks of a secret police.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Oct 5, 2026

Look, I think we need to use common sense.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Oct 5, 2026

That's not as dire as some of the AI officials who have suggested that there was a 10 percent chance of wiping out all of humanity.

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Oct 5, 2026

I would advise the White House to change that policy and look for longer-term things that will help us build the size of the herd and ultimately bring the price of beef down for consumers.

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Oct 5, 2026

The plan to import low-quality foreign beef is not helping Nebraska ranchers.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Oct 4, 2026

They're going to start getting more revenue from existing taxes without having to add new taxes and they're going to end up in a very stable situation very shortly.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Oct 4, 2026

They tax property that is non-homestead: residential, Airbnb, Canadian snowbirds, commercial. That's a lot of money that they have.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Oct 4, 2026

I want Canadian tourists and Brazilian tourists subsidizing the state and making it so Florida residents pay less taxes. I don't want to give Canadians a tax cut.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 4, 2026

We may not be able to dictate federal immigration policy, but we can make clear that activities taking place in California will be subject to California law.

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