
I do think that the government shutdown is a big challenge. It is a big, big challenge.
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I do think that the government shutdown is a big challenge. It is a big, big challenge.

There is sadly no simple way for state government to just step in and pay the hundreds of millions of dollars in harm that this shutdown by the Washington Democrats is causing.

Last night, if that wasn't a message to all Republicans, then we've got our heads jammed in the ground.

The simplest, fastest solution remains for Democrats to reopen the government and fund programs like SNAP, but in the meantime, my administration will work with our legislators, churches, and food banks to help feed Arkansans.

It was not just a victory tonight for the Democratic Party. It was a victory for the United States of America, for the people of this country, the principles that our Founding Fathers lived and died for.

Tonight we sent a message. We sent a message to the whole world that in 2025, Virginia chose pragmatism over partisanship.

I think we'll have a lot going on in Liberty around the Statue of Liberty in our harbor.

We sent a message to every corner of the commonwealth, a message to our neighbors and our fellow Americans across the country.

the state constitution inhibits Democrats eager to redraw the map.