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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Sep 3, 2025

I don’t think there’s another state that’s done as much as Florida. We want to stay ahead of the curve.

nypost.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Sep 3, 2025

The commission will be chaired by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins and Florida first lady Casey DeSantis.

nypost.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Sep 3, 2025

blocking and setting arbitrary conditions on these sessions sets a dangerous precedent, calling into question whether oversight is now allowed only when it pleases the far-right fringe.

thedailybeast.com
Jeff Landry
@jefflandry· LA· Sep 3, 2025

Louisiana Lockup will give ICE the space it needs to lock up some of the worst criminal illegal aliens — murderers, rapists, pedophiles, drug traffickers, and gang members — so they can no longer threaten our families and communities.

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Jeff Landry
@jefflandry· LA· Sep 3, 2025

Criminal illegal aliens beware: Louisiana Lockup is where your time in America ends.

theblaze.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Sep 3, 2025

Let me be clear: I will never be deterred from carrying out my constitutional responsibilities.

thedailybeast.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Sep 3, 2025

a nakedly political decision that undermines the dedicated, nonpartisan staff at NGA and threatens the principle of civilian oversight that protects our national security.

thedailybeast.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Sep 2, 2025

If Minnesota lets this moment slide and we determine it’s OK for little ones to not be safe in a school or church environment, then shame on us.

breitbart.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Sep 2, 2025

The thing that makes America unique in terms of shootings is we just have more guns and the wrong types of guns are on the streets.

breitbart.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Sep 2, 2025

Now is not a time to disrupt that with distrust, the way the president is doing in other communities.

cbsnews.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Sep 2, 2025

Ever since the president made what I think is a wrongheaded decision to take the guard away from the governor and put them on the streets of Los Angeles, we are, have been preparing for such a thing to happen here in Philadelphia.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Sep 2, 2025

Now is the time for us to continue making the progress we're making here in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I'm going to focus on that.

cbsnews.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Sep 2, 2025

I'm the former chief law enforcement officer of this commonwealth, and I understand what communities need to do to make people safe.

cbsnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

No, I will not call the president asking him to send troops to Chicago.

cbsnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

One violent crime is too many, and we have more work to do.

cbsnews.com
J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Sep 2, 2025

There is no emergency that warrants deployment of troops.

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