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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Feb 12, 2025

We all respect [McConnell]. We always have, and he's certainly still respected.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 12, 2025

I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana. Not now, not ever.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 12, 2025

My goal is that people are not in these facilities for weeks and months. My goal is that there is a short-term stay, they are able to incarcerate them, take them, follow the process and get them back to their country.

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Feb 12, 2025

Vouchers will be only available to Tennessee citizens.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 12, 2025

We expect Pam Bondi's worthless, publicity-driven lawsuit to be a total failure, just like all the others.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Feb 11, 2025

It's official! Congratulations @POTUS on the Gulf of America! Interior has implemented your instruction from the Executive Order on Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 11, 2025

Mark my words: there will not be a single penny spent that goes against the interest and safety of the American people.

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Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Feb 11, 2025

called for the removal of a Confederate battle flag.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Feb 11, 2025

basic humanity is often missing from immigration debates

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Feb 11, 2025

The president has no authority to make that offer. There's no budget line item to pay people who are not showing up for work.

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Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Feb 11, 2025

We must remove the Confederate battle flag.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Feb 11, 2025

Gaza is home to Palestinians. The U.S. cannot take it away and must not support displacing Palestinians from their land.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 11, 2025

The President committed during the campaign that he believed we needed to have mass deportation.

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Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Feb 11, 2025

We voted to remove the flag once and for all.

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Katie Hobbs
@katiehobbs· Democratic · AZ· Feb 11, 2025

Arizona was unprepared to enforce the death penalty, due to a shortage of corrections staff with expertise to carry out executions.

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Kathleen Hochul
@kathleenhochul· Democratic · NY· Feb 11, 2025

There's no way I'm letting federal agents, or Elon Musk's shadowy DOGE operation, get unfettered access to the personal data of any New Yorker in the DMV system.

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Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Feb 11, 2025

the removal of a Confederate battle flag that had flown on the Statehouse grounds since 1962.

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