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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Come sit down and let's get this resolved.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

If you want to put Americans in harm's way, it needs to be done on a bipartisan basis.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

This document needs to be shared with every member of the Senate this week, so that as we get into this discussion about war powers, we've got the basis of how the administration is claiming that it's legal.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

The notion of at least sitting down to talk about health care, making sure that $6 billion that is set aside for SNAP benefits gets paid out so people don't go hungry and we get the government reopened again.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Get the money out to people in need, sit down with us, get this resolved this week, and let's get everybody back to work.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

This is a classic thing where there's no one, you know, part of government that's got the whole answer to this.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Let's spread the word, because again, getting this done in the statute is one thing.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Get the darn thing open. Deal with the health care cliff. Don't let people go hungry, when we've got money set aside on SNAP.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

I hope it ends it this week. Frankly, I see it from my folks. I was greeting voters yesterday.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Nov 2, 2025

The president has got to give a clear directive to Republicans that they need to reopen government because Americans are suffering.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Nov 2, 2025

Absolutely not and, frankly, that's a really insulting comment.

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Maura Healey
@maurahealey· Democratic · MA· Nov 2, 2025

I strongly urge that. I hope it happens immediately on Monday. People in this country should not go hungry.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Nov 2, 2025

I am the Democrat. He is a socialist. New York cannot survive as a socialist economy.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

We plan to review all our options, including working with the Legislature to modify the CLCPA, in order to protect New Yorkers from higher costs.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

My job is to ensure we have enough power to keep the lights on, keep rates affordable and attract major economic development projects.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 1, 2025

New Jersey is not a red state. New Jersey is not a purple state. In this instance, New Jersey is a blue state.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

There is no way Sliwa can win, saying he can only make Zohran Mamdani win.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

What has happened since is people have [found] out what he’s about, and there is no free food, and there are no free buses, and he can’t raise corporate taxes statewide and dedicate it to New York [City]. That can’t happen.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

What has happened is, in the primary, Zohran got away with his TikTok band, and a smile, whatever he said, he smiled, and he had his slogans, ‘freeze the rent,’ ‘free buses,’ ‘free food,’ and that was enough.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Nov 1, 2025

The gap is closing fast — we can feel it on the ground everywhere from the Bronx to Staten Island. At this rate, we win the race. Keep going strong.

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Phil Murphy
@philmurphy· Democratic · NJ· Nov 1, 2025

The Trump Administration’s decision to suspend SNAP funding as the government shutdown drags on is both unethical and illegal.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Nov 1, 2025

You deserve a governor who will work with Democrats and Republicans to grow our economy and not stand by while Virginia’s workforce is under attack.

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