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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 4, 2025

Saving democracy is my top priority at any cost.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 4, 2025

If that’s what’s called for, that’s what’s called for.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 4, 2025

They see the laws being enforced in the United States.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 4, 2025

President Trump wants people to know if you are a violent criminal and you're in this country illegally, there will be consequences.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Aug 4, 2025

There definitely is a message that it sends.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2025

Any Democrat who ‘solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept’ such funds to assist in the violation of legislative duties or for purposes of skipping a vote may have violated bribery laws.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2025

For any member who fails to do so, I will invoke Texas Attorney General Opinion No. KP-0382 to remove the missing Democrats from membership in the Texas House.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2025

Derelict Democrat House members must return to Texas and be in attendance when the House reconvenes at 3:00 PM on Monday, August 4, 2025.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2025

These absences are not merely unintended and unavoidable interruptions in public service.

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Greg Abbott
@gregabbott· Republican · TX· Aug 4, 2025

Real Texans do not run from a fight. But that’s exactly what most of the Texas House Democrats just did.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 4, 2025

This is war. We are at war. And that’s why the gloves are off and I say, bring it on.

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Michelle Lujan Grisham
@michellelujangrisham· Democratic · NM· Aug 3, 2025

Absolutely not. There is no real way to implement this. It's more paperwork for everyone.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 3, 2025

I don’t want anyone who worked so hard, who put their heart and soul into their business to be subjected to something for a bureaucratic screwup with real life consequences.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 3, 2025

I’m going to stand up for them. Will find a path forward. Don’t worry.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 3, 2025

Why do we even allow these weapons of mass destruction to be sold anywhere in America? Other countries have completely banned them.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 3, 2025

It’s pathetic and especially in the time when we’re a city that’s in mourning, to be taking cheap shots and trying to infer that he had something to do with this.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 3, 2025

If a Republican gets elected as governor against me, think about the power that Donald Trump will have over everything in the state, including the city.

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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Aug 2, 2025

Iran-backed Hamas terrorists have held innocent people hostage, starving them for 666 days.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Aug 1, 2025

I agree with Senator Hoeven. This amendment really would undermine the serious bipartisan work that went into crafting a strong bill within the confines of our allocation, and I think Senator Hoeven made that point very well. It would…

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Aug 1, 2025

I want to agree with Chairman Hoeven. This amendment would apply an indiscriminate cut across a carefully negotiated bipartisan bill. It would create a funding shortfall for the WIC Program, threaten the ability of the FDA to collect user…

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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Aug 1, 2025

Well, first off, it is clear we need changes at the Federal Reserve to bring accountability the American people deserve. I have several bills to address the failures of the Fed and bring accountability on behalf of the American people, and…

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

I don’t want any person to feel as if they aren’t getting first-rate service, so I’ve directed Janno and his team to provide a pretty much full review of what occurred this week.

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