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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Mar 8, 2026

Unfortunately, the president of the United States has cut hundreds of millions of dollars from clean energy development in this commonwealth, which has cost us 26,000 union trade jobs who were set to work on these projects.

politico.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Mar 8, 2026

I’m an ‘all-of-the-above’ energy governor.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Mar 8, 2026

Too many of these projects have been shrouded in secrecy, with local communities left in the dark about who is coming in and what they’re building.

politico.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Mar 8, 2026

Pay for your own power, so it’s not saddling local businesses or homeowners with higher costs.

politico.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 8, 2026

These actions reflect the reality of operating without appropriations.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 8, 2026

Must take emergency measures to preserve limited funds and personnel.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 17, 2026

I’m still in charge of the Department of Homeland Security.

theatlantic.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 17, 2026

I hope that you do recognize that, in the past, your state has been an absolute disaster on elections.

theatlantic.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 17, 2026

Has played an instrumental role in advancing our mission to secure the homeland and keep Americans safe.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

Now that it is essentially 99% contained, I love the fact that the president of the United States is finally realizing that this was his job, and he hasn't been doing it for the past month.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

I know this is breaking news to everyone, but the president is not telling the truth.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

Debate it. Discuss it. And do your democratic duty to vote. No matter how the vote goes, I'm good, because that's democracy.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

It's just harder to get by. And frankly, it's not fair.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

I think if you are found guilty of doing these horrific things to these children, I do not care your background nor political affiliation, justice has to be served.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

I definitely think that the former president did not have this right.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

I will work with anyone. But I will bow down to no one.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Feb 17, 2026

Democrats have got to stop being the party of no and slow, and start being the party of yes and now.

cbsnews.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Feb 17, 2026

He sees the political winds turning against him, and he's going to try to interfere in the 2026 election.

usatoday.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Feb 17, 2026

The newly unsealed affidavit shows this search originated from the frivolous claims of Kurt Olsen, an attorney who traffics in debunked falsehoods about the 2020 election.

usatoday.com
Janet Mills
@janetmills· Democratic · ME· Feb 17, 2026

Right now, she's voting to fund ICE — to continue to fund ICE without any standards, without any substantive controls, without any accountability.

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