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Joe Lombardo
@joelombardo· Republican · NV· May 26, 2026

For generations, Hoover Dam has stood as one of the greatest engineering achievements in American history. It represents determination, ingenuity, hard work, and the willingness of Americans to take on challenges that once seemed…

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Katie Hobbs
@katiehobbs· Democratic · AZ· May 26, 2026

America’s promise has always been renewed by generations willing to make this country freer, safer, stronger, and more prosperous than they found it. That is the promise of America. And there is no greater testament to that spirit than…

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 26, 2026

I will continue to call for the closure of Delaney Hall because of reports like these.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· May 26, 2026

The Republican Congress is weak and only serves the will of Trump, Shapiro said. That includes giving Trump a free pass on wrongdoing and corruption.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 26, 2026

This type of facility shows exactly why we should not have private mass detention facilities.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 26, 2026

I have long opposed private detention facilities and will continue to advocate for the closure of Delaney Hall and against any expansion of mass detention facilities in New Jersey, like the proposed facility in Roxbury.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 26, 2026

My request for access to Delaney Hall was formally denied this morning, raising serious questions about what they are trying to hide from public view.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 26, 2026

I'll continue to work to go in, but at the same time, I think this really brings to light why the state has been fighting so hard, because this type of facility shows exactly why we should not have private mass detention facilities.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 26, 2026

California doesn't wait for disaster to unfold, we act early to protect lives and communities.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· May 25, 2026

We’ll be fighting tooth and nail to make sure NASA’s critical work is fully funded so we can continue to lead the world in research about space and life on Earth.

coloradonewsline.com
John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· May 25, 2026

Colorado’s aerospace industry is a powerhouse of innovation that drives breakthrough discoveries, cutting-edge research, and tens of thousands of jobs.

coloradonewsline.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· May 25, 2026

The idea of a moratorium basically would be saying to all our competitors in the world we have an edge on this now but we’re going to let you catch up and race ahead of us.

nevadacurrent.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· May 25, 2026

Some communities may have too many, but some would like the opportunity to have one of these data centers that pay a lot of local taxes.

nevadacurrent.com
Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· May 23, 2026

Honestly … if you did not tell me that was a library, I would not have known that.

marylandmatters.org
Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 22, 2026

New Jersey’s agricultural sector is a vital engine of our economy; it is the very reason we bear the name the Garden State. The April freeze caused serious damage to our growers, and those losses demand decisive action.

newjerseymonitor.com
Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· May 21, 2026

There’s nobody out there, including me, who would support 9 gigawatts of natural gas power.

utahnewsdispatch.com
Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· May 21, 2026

Geothermal projects have the bipartisan support of an energy source that we haven’t had in a long time.

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Spencer Cox
@spencercox· Republican · UT· May 21, 2026

That’s where the biggest cutbacks will always be, always have been, and so I get pretty fired up about that one, because it’s a lie and it’s wrong.

utahnewsdispatch.com
Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· May 21, 2026

Listen, I’m the head of the Republican Party in West Virginia, and I’m going to make sure that we’re going to stump for good people,

westvirginiawatch.com