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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 20, 2025

You don't have to stand in line in the sweltering heat on that day to cast your vote.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Jun 20, 2025

I have not identified a need for a special session.

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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.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 20, 2025

This is an incredibly important week to be smart for you and your families.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 19, 2025

A third war in the Middle East in this century would be a horrible, horrible mistake, and it's going to put U.S. service members at risk and also risk destabilizing the region.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Jun 19, 2025

The President is not a king and is not above the law. We will press forward with our challenge to President Trump’s authoritarian use of U.S. military soldiers against citizens.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 19, 2025

Trump is an existential threat and worse than he was in his first term.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 19, 2025

An executive order can't sidestep the law, but that's exactly what the president is trying to do.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 19, 2025

The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 18, 2025

It's being reported that the president is being asked to consider providing the bunker-buster bomb that is required to be carried only by the B-2 bomber and would require a U.S. pilot.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· Jun 18, 2025

I appreciate our federal partners for taking this threat seriously and for doing their part in supporting the responders who are working their hardest to protect the community.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Jun 18, 2025

Noem falsely said Padilla did not identify himself before he was forced out.

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Chris Sununu
@chrissununu· Republican · NH· Jun 18, 2025

People have lost their lives, you make the call, you show the empathy.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2025

My war powers resolution simply underscores the Constitutional requirement that war with Iran be explicitly authorized by Congress.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 18, 2025

I think I understand where that’s at.

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