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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

war should always be the last resort, that the second piece should always be that you are clear about your mission and clear about your endgame.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I think, with any important relationship, there needs to be accountability.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

That's nonsense. And that's not what the federal government should be doing.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I'm thinking about these families. I'm thinking about the families of our service members who -- right now who are afraid to pick up the phone because they're afraid to hear what is on the other end of the line.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

there's three things you always hope for as a soldier, right, that war should always be the last resort, that the second piece should always be that you are clear about your mission and clear about your endgame.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I think the president still does not have a full articulation as to why gas prices are going up in the first place or what's going to be necessary or required to be able to bring them down.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I'm thinking about the families of our service members who -- right now who are afraid to pick up the phone because they're afraid to hear what is on the other end of the line.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I think that -- that the relationship with Iran right now is -- is not just broken, but I'm not sure if there has been an articulation of what the path forward is.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I think the U.S. relationship with -- with Israel is -- is an important relationship. But I think, with any important relationship, there needs to be accountability.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

I feel like we are lurching into another one of these forever wars that we're asking the American people to pay for.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Apr 5, 2026

Let's not confuse military success with the United States military with strategic success.

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Katie Hobbs
@katiehobbs· Democratic · AZ· Mar 31, 2026

Only citizens vote in Arizona elections. That’s the law and we’ll continue to enforce it.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Mar 31, 2026

We’re challenging it,” Governor Gavin Newsom said. “See you in court.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Mar 31, 2026

Americans now have to pay a dollar more on average for a gallon of gas because of Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Mar 31, 2026

Conversion therapy doesn’t work, can seriously harm youth, and Coloradans should beware before turning over their hard-earned money to a scam.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Mar 31, 2026

I think we have to look at ways we can frame a responsibility to serve for a year, six months minimum – year, 18 months.

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