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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 4, 2025

Secretary Noem should no longer be able to step foot inside the State of Illinois without any form of public accountability.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 4, 2025

For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Oct 4, 2025

We’re putting American miners back to work.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Oct 4, 2025

We’ve got a demand curve coming at us in terms of the demand for electricity that is literally going through the roof.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Oct 4, 2025

I think it’s important, and it’s a message to not only our Republican colleagues, but to the White House.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 3, 2025

Our office is coordinating in real time with local and state agencies to protect the surrounding community and ensure public safety.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 3, 2025

It’s been nearly 45 days since Secretary Noem has held an official press conference, so it’s time she faces the public and takes questions from the press to be held accountable for the Trump Administration’s gross misconduct.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 3, 2025

My message of alarm is that the constitutional crisis is not on its way; it is here, and we all better start acting like it.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 3, 2025

Our house is on fire, and our firefighters are using their hoses to water the lawn outside.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 3, 2025

At a time when federal agents are sowing chaos in Chicago, the Trump administration is holding bipartisan funding hostage.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 3, 2025

I’m glad President Trump heard our call and reversed course, ensuring our state has the resources necessary to support law enforcement and keep our families safe.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 3, 2025

From the moment these devastating cuts were announced, I made it clear that New York would not stand by while our law enforcement and counterterrorism operations were defunded.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 2, 2025

New York is the nation’s undisputed leader in finance and technology, and Bilt’s decision to grow and expand here underscores the unmatched talent, energy, and opportunity that only New York can offer.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Oct 2, 2025

They’ll remember that we fought for health care and that we cared.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 2, 2025

He has said, basically, if Mamdani wins the election, that he would — President Trump would — basically have to take control of New York, because Mamdani is not qualified.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 2, 2025

It's the dumbing down of politics, Kristen, you know. You can say whatever you want and ... fact doesn't matter.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 2, 2025

That kind of federal usurping of state local authority, I think, is an existential threat.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 2, 2025

I have not had a conversation, nor would I accept an endorsement from President Trump.

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