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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 21, 2025

We are still waiting to understand the extent to which that action has deterred Iran’s nuclear threat.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 21, 2025

that the Democratic Party got to a point that we allowed Mr. Trump to be elected.

nbcnews.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 21, 2025

This is how we’re going to do this and this is how we’re going to get through this.

nbcnews.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 21, 2025

We’re going to have the briefing this week. We’ll have a vote.

nbcnews.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 21, 2025

The American public is overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. waging war on Iran.

foxnews.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 21, 2025

I will push for all Senators to vote on whether they are for this third idiotic Middle East war.

cnn.com
Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jun 21, 2025

Trump’s actions show what peace through strength looks like.

nbcnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2025

The court rightly rejected Trump's claim that he can do whatever he wants with the National Guard and not have to explain himself to a court.

cbsnews.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 20, 2025

an atrocious threat of political violence that has no place in our politics or our society.

newsweek.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2025

The President is not a king and is not above the law.

cbsnews.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 20, 2025

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. That's why I filed a resolution to require a debate and vote in Congress before we send our nation's men and women in uniform into harm's way.

newsweek.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2025

I hope you have an opportunity to spend some quality time with some of the victims of the families in the Palisades.

nbcnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2025

JD Vance served with Alex Padilla in the United States Senate. Calling him 'Jose Padilla' is not an accident.

nbcnews.com
Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· Jun 20, 2025

I see drug dealing, drug use, prostitution. I worry about human trafficking. I see violence on the streets.

cbsnews.com
Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jun 20, 2025

I have not identified a need for a special session.

cnn.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 20, 2025

Horrible judgment.

cnn.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 20, 2025

This assertion that the Trump administration isn't recklessly targeting undocumented immigrants with no criminal records is laughably inaccurate.

newsweek.com