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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 28, 2025

I think the events of this week have demonstrated that war is too big to be consigned to the decision of any one person.

cnn.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

Her mission was to get as much good done for as many people as possible.

cbsnews.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

Maybe this is a moment when each of us can examine the way we work together, the way we talk about each other, the way we fight for the things we care about.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

Melissa Hortman will be remembered as the most consequential speaker in Minnesota history – and I'll always remember her as a close friend, a mentor, and the most talented legislator I've ever known.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

But let's not do it because of the way Mark and Melissa died. Let's do it because of the way they lived, and the way they led.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Jun 28, 2025

Under President Trump’s leadership, we are working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens.

nbcnews.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

She certainly knew how to get her way. No doubt about that. But she never made anyone feel that they’d gotten rolled at a negotiating table.

huffpost.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

Millions of Minnesotans get to live their lives better because she and Mark chose public service and politics.

nypost.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 28, 2025

War is too big an issue to leave to the moods and the whims and the daily vibes of any one person.

newsweek.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jun 28, 2025

This is going to be a force multiplier, and we are really happy to be working with the federal government to satisfy President Trump’s mandate.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Jun 28, 2025

This is going to be a force multiplier and we’re really happy to be working with the federal government to satisfy President Trump’s mandate.

motherjones.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 28, 2025

As we confront Donald Trump's economic sabotage, this budget agreement proves California won't just hold the line — we'll go even further. It's balanced, it maintains substantial reserves, and it's focused on supporting Californians —…

newsweek.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 28, 2025

A moment when each of us can recommit to engaging in politics and life the way Mark and Melissa did ― fiercely, enthusiastically, heartily, but without ever losing sight of our common humanity.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 28, 2025

Donald Trump is not a king and not above the law.

theblaze.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 28, 2025

This is outrageous, dictatorial, and shameful. Trump and his shock troops are out of control. This must end now.

theblaze.com
Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jun 28, 2025

Every one of us wants to support the president’s agenda. … We all wanted to get to yes, and so we’re all working together to make sure that happens.

cnn.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 28, 2025

It’s balanced, it maintains substantial reserves, and it’s focused on supporting Californians.

nypost.com