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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 30, 2025

The state budget would fully fund the $68.4 billion plan.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 30, 2025

We’re not going to do those extraordinary measures like bringing back the legislature or taxes on people to make up for the federal government’s failure.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 30, 2025

My message to Republicans in Washington: get back to work, restore the healthcare premiums, turn the federal government back on and start feeding hungry Americans once again.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 30, 2025

We’re not going to be passive observers to this.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 30, 2025

This approach risks creating turf battles and undermining the effectiveness of our Intelligence Community.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 30, 2025

That’s not what ODNI was created for, and it puts it in direct tension with the agencies it’s supposed to support.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 30, 2025

What we’ve seen in attacks on ICE officers is unacceptable.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 30, 2025

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

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J.B. Pritzker
@jbpritzker· Democratic · IL· Oct 30, 2025

No child should be forced to inhale tear gas or other chemical agents while trick or treating in their own neighborhood.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 30, 2025

This attack by an alien against peaceful demonstrators highlights the critical need and urgency to ensure that aliens are not provided immigration benefits in the United States without thorough vetting.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 30, 2025

Robust vetting had been hampered as a result.

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders
@sarahhuckabeesanders· Republican · AR· Oct 29, 2025

Democrats need to do their job and stop punishing families and small businesses.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

To ensure New Yorkers do not go hungry this holiday season.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 29, 2025

This is serious, this is urgent — and requires immediate action.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

And it's a pretext that's just being used to pour more and more tariffs onto Canada.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

I don't think you can say that fentanyl is not an emergency vis-a-vis Mexico or China, but it is ridiculous to say that fentanyl is an emergency with respect to Canada.

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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Oct 28, 2025

If my Democrat colleagues want to make sure people are not being harmed by losing SNAP benefits or going without paychecks while they show up to work day after day, then they would vote to reopen government. Unfortunately, they have…

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Matt Meyer
@mattmeyer· DE· Oct 28, 2025

I believe the state would be able to fund SNAP benefits through November if the shutdown continued.

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Oct 28, 2025

While this $3 million in emergency funding will not fill the entire gap left by the federal government, it represents our state’s commitment to supporting our neighbors during this crisis.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

I am fast tracking $30 million in emergency food assistance funds to help keep food pantries stocked.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Oct 28, 2025

The impacts in their states, ironically, are disproportionate.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Oct 28, 2025

Abrego is an MS-13 gang member, human trafficker, serial domestic abuser, and child predator.

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