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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Oct 31, 2025

You’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. I can’t remember a situation where I felt there were less palatable choices.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 31, 2025

The issue that I’ve always been focused on ... is a deal, a deal?

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 31, 2025

This partisan stunt is a slap in the face to Congress’ war powers responsibilities and to the men and women who serve this country.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 31, 2025

Shutting Democrats out of a briefing on U.S. military strikes and withholding the legal justification for those strikes from half the Senate is indefensible and dangerous.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 31, 2025

We’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 31, 2025

There’s no American citizens that have been arrested or detained. We focus on those that are here illegally. And anything that you would hear or report that would be different than that is simply not true.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 31, 2025

Please let children be children for one holiday, free from intimidation and fear.

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 31, 2025

Illinois children should not be robbed of their innocence. Let them enjoy a time-honored American tradition safely and peacefully.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 31, 2025

No, we’re absolutely not willing to put on pause any work that we will do to keep communities safe.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Oct 31, 2025

If we want to win the competition with China, we need to think well beyond the next election and even the next decade.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 31, 2025

A new low for the administration and corrosive to our democracy

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Oct 31, 2025

From day one of this campaign, I’ve been laser-focused on driving down costs, and that remains my North Star as we take that message to all 21 counties this week.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Oct 31, 2025

I’m running for governor to defend the state we love. To drive down costs for housing, health care and utilities.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

He was never serious about a deal. He wanted this shutdown.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

You don’t get to do always what you want, Mr. President. It means you have to work with Congress.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

Donald Trump has betrayed them. He’s turned [his] back. The Republicans in Congress have turned their backs.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

We’re fighting for the people that voted not just for our party and our values and principles, but voted for Donald Trump and his party.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

The fact that you and I will be paying more for toys this Christmas and we are already paying more for Halloween bears truth to my assertion of the recklessness of his policies. He's wrecking this country.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

I was humiliated watching the president of the United States in front of Xi. I mean, he was negotiating away this country in the first five minutes of the photo op. He came back with nothing. He got played by President Xi.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

He doesn’t even know. He said the Pentagon should do it. Wake up, Mr. President. I know he may have jet lag. It’s the Department of Energy. He doesn’t even know which agency is responsible for that.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 31, 2025

Look, this is weakness masquerading in strength. This is classic Trump and Trumpism. This guy is historically weak, and these are acts of a weak person that is trying to appear strong.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 31, 2025

President Trump said Curtis Sliwa is not ready for prime time.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 31, 2025

Don’t believe me. Believe President Trump if you’re a Republican.

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Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Oct 31, 2025

There is no way Curtis Sliwa can actually win. Curtis Sliwa can only make Zohran Mamdani win.

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