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Janet Mills
@janetmills· Democratic · ME· Nov 11, 2025

Susan Collins just voted against extending the ACA subsidies. This vote is a betrayal of Maine people, and it will send health care costs through the roof

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

This deal guarantees a vote to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which Republicans weren't willing to do.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Nov 11, 2025

Waiting another week, or another month, wouldn't deliver a better outcome.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Nov 11, 2025

It wasn't working. It's been six weeks.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 11, 2025

I’m much more alarmed about the future of our country and the world we’re trying to build than they are.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 11, 2025

I’m really more alarmed than it appears the eight members of my party are in the United States Senate.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 11, 2025

I’m not coming in to punch anybody in the face, but I’m not pleased that, in the face of this invasive species that is Donald Trump, who’s completely changed the rules of the game, that we’re still playing by the old rules of the game.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Nov 11, 2025

I am also concerned about what protections are in place to ensure that third-country nationals removed to Equatorial Guinea are themselves not vulnerable to human trafficking, smuggling or human rights abuses.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Nov 11, 2025

I have serious concerns over whether, without appropriate oversight mechanisms and guardrails, a direct payment to Equatorial Guinea’s government could be used to facilitate human trafficking.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

This is just simply about making sure that we can have fair and representative maps and we can go through our process.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

If other states are going to have this process and go through this – go through this journey of identifying whether or not they have fair maps in a mid-decade cycle, then so should Maryland.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Nov 9, 2025

This is simply about making sure that we can have fair and representative maps and we can go through our process.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 9, 2025

Please make a contribution to help us continue to go on the offense and take the fight to Trump.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Nov 9, 2025

The entirety of Virginia’s economy is impacted by the shutdown, just as we’ve been impacted by DOGE attacks, and the government needs to reopen quickly.

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· Nov 9, 2025

Our administration is actively in court fighting against the Trump Administration’s efforts to yank food assistance away from Wisconsin’s kids, families, and seniors, and we are eager for the court to resolve this issue.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 9, 2025

I'd be 'lying' if I denied plans to consider a presidential run

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

I think most of us are weighing as moms if we're candidates is, what is my kids' future look like if I don't run?

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

That- as I was talking to people across the state, thousands of people, they wanted to see an agenda to get their costs down, and something that was going to take place quickly.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

So the state of emergency will freeze rate hikes, because there are some rate hikes that are set to come into play in the next several months.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

When you have the Republicans that have the presidency, they have the majority in the Senate, they have the majority in the House. They've even, many would say- including myself, taken over the court system.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

Well, it truly is hurting the economy, and you can't justify the damage, which is why the President and the Senate and Republican majority in the House need to get this government open.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 9, 2025

Well, it's really important that we keep up that fight, because we see in the market, costs going up by 175% if the Republicans don't address this health care crisis.

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