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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 16, 2025

As of today, we’re starting 7 new miles of construction, we’re going to continue to make America safe again.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 16, 2025

I want you to thank me. I want you to thank me for closing the border.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Mar 15, 2025

We are going to take legal action to make sure that there are legal consequences for making these decisions.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Mar 15, 2025

This is a direct attack and a direct assault on law enforcement.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Mar 15, 2025

Tariffs are a tool. They're not an ideology.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Mar 15, 2025

One thing we did not do was offer an alternative. One thing we did not do was articulate the terms for the American people.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 15, 2025

Everybody, I'm here in Arizona, and right at this spot you can see where the border wall ends. As of today, we're starting seven new miles of construction. We're going to continue to make America safe again.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Mar 14, 2025

Madam President, I also want to thank my dear friend from Maine. She is moving back up much higher on all of our lists for being willing to step up and help correct this. You know, we all want what the President wants. The President wants…

Congressional Record · 2025-03-14
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2025

But once you draw first blood on us, we're coming back hard. And I will be leading the resistance on policies like these where you're hurting New Yorkers directly.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2025

We offered up an olive branch. [We said] 'We'll work with you on infrastructure. Let's redo Penn Station'.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2025

There is a huge disconnect between the reality we know that New Yorkers are facing and the perception of reality out of the White House.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Mar 14, 2025

I'm here to say New York hasn't labored under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not gonna start now.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Mar 14, 2025

Madam President, I can make it fast or slow. I am joining all of my colleagues to advocate for this bill. One-third of the Virginia population is a resident of the DC metro area and enjoys this Capital, and 150,000 Virginians come to work…

Congressional Record · 2025-03-14
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Mar 13, 2025

I thought, much as I didn’t like the CR, I thought a government shutdown would be worse.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Mar 13, 2025

We’re stuck with two bad choices presented by a unified Republican front.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· Mar 13, 2025

There was a collective courage of that group that changed the world.

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