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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Apr 23, 2025

Democrats need to move beyond the guy or gal on the white horse that’s going to come save the day.

msnbc.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Apr 22, 2025

Let's all recognize someone serving us for decades in Washington D.C., representing the state of Illinois with enormous integrity and honor.

cbsnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Apr 22, 2025

The United States Constitution guarantees due process. We are witnessing Donald Trump erode our fundamental Constitutional rights in real time.

nbcnews.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Apr 22, 2025

We are ahead of the curve on ending the illegal immigration crisis.

motherjones.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Apr 22, 2025

Today, the Florida Legislature has passed the strongest legislation to combat illegal immigration of any state in the entire country.

motherjones.com
Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Apr 21, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could help the country take a step forward if he listened to families, caregivers, health care providers, and scientists who actually understand autism and are doing the work to identify its cause or causes.

truthout.org
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Apr 21, 2025

This party needs to rebuild itself from the bottom up, not top down. We are as dumb as we want to be.

nbcnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Apr 21, 2025

He had no policy to back up for young men, how to take care of these kids. But he at least expressed that — I see you, you matter, I care.

nbcnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Apr 21, 2025

We just have to move beyond the guy or gal on the white horse that’s going to come save the day — it’s exhausting.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Apr 21, 2025

If you come to our country illegally, this is one of the consequences you could face.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· Apr 21, 2025

[Instead,] Secretary Kennedy is using a position of great power to continue to exploit the vulnerabilities of millions of Americans, all for the purpose of spreading his own unfounded and fully debunked beliefs.

truthout.org
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Apr 21, 2025

I’m obviously very disappointed that the House is trying to sabotage the momentum.

usatoday.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Apr 21, 2025

We’re gonna prosecute you. You don’t commit crimes in our country.

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

I think he was correct in the decision that he made.

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