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Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Nov 9, 2025

This ruling, now the fourth of its kind, validates the facts on the ground. Oregon does not want or need military intervention, and President Trump’s attempts to federalize the guard is a gross abuse of power.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

I would tell them that we need to ensure that reopening the government does not mean kicking my people off of health care.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

That- as I was talking to people across the state, thousands of people, they wanted to see an agenda to get their costs down, and something that was going to take place quickly.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

I want the government reopened now.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

I think most of us are weighing as moms if we're candidates is, what is my kids' future look like if I don't run?

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

I think fighting for democracy is never risky.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

There is no pain that is worth it. Our people are hurting, and they're hurting because of these games that we continue to see from Washington, DC.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

My job is to make sure that I'm protecting the democratic process.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

That's not the way this process is going to work.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

Where we differ is the urgency that this moment requires, the fight that this moment requires.

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Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Nov 9, 2025

I think they know, and everyone's frustrated, that you're six votes short. These Democrats are saying no to reopening the government. It's a Schumer shutdown.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

Well, it truly is hurting the economy, and you can't justify the damage, which is why the President and the Senate and Republican majority in the House need to get this government open.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

Well, it's really important that we keep up that fight, because we see in the market, costs going up by 175% if the Republicans don't address this health care crisis.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

I'm not sure why we should be playing by a different set of rules than Texas, or than Florida, or than Ohio or all these other places.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

Once we decided to step up and say we are going to make sure that our people are going to be OK … we’ve now received guidance saying the states are going to be punished for fronting the money.

cnn.com
Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

There is a chaos, and it is an intentional chaos, that we are seeing from this administration.

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