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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

I don't think you can say that fentanyl is not an emergency vis-a-vis Mexico or China, but it is ridiculous to say that fentanyl is an emergency with respect to Canada.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

to ensure New Yorkers do not go hungry this holiday season.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

And it's a pretext that's just being used to pour more and more tariffs onto Canada.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

I know many oppose them, but when a public school fails generation after generation, and we keep it open anyway, that’s unacceptable.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

If a school has been failing for a prolonged period, shut it down and give a charter school or a specialized school the chance to succeed.

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Oct 28, 2025

While this $3 million in emergency funding will not fill the entire gap left by the federal government, it represents our state’s commitment to supporting our neighbors during this crisis.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

On education — when schools are failing, I believe we should close them and replace them with charter schools. I’m a strong believer in charter schools.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

I am fast tracking $30 million in emergency food assistance funds to help keep food pantries stocked.

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

But they are also really about how much will we let a president get away with? Do my colleagues have a gag reflex or not?

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

So the votes are about tariffs, and they're about the economic destruction of tariffs, but they are also really about, how much will we let a president get away with?

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

Tariffs are a tax on American consumers. Tariffs are a tax on American businesses. And they are a tax that is imposed by a single person: Donald J. Trump.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 27, 2025

I’ve got one plea for you. I love to see this energy and this passion. ... But take that energy, that passion, and take it into ’26 so that we can take back the House of Representatives, so we can take back the Senate, and we can take back our country.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 27, 2025

Right now, our city and our state and our country are under attack by Donald Trump and our Republicans in Washington.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 27, 2025

I think that is insulting to all New Yorkers.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 27, 2025

To Zohran, I believe you have been a divisive force in New York, and I believe that’s toxic energy for New York. It’s with the Sunni Muslims when you say decriminalize prostitution, which is haram.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 26, 2025

He's a wrecking ball. Not just the symbolism and substance of the East Wing; he's wrecking alliances, truth, trust, tradition, institutions.

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