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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· May 27, 2025

When our leaders meet with, encourage, or fraternize with domestic terrorists, they legitimize their actions and they are complicit.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 27, 2025

it’s deeply unfair for transgender girls to participate in girls sports

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 27, 2025

CIF’s proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· May 27, 2025

Back in 2017 I watched my member of Congress vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It was then that I knew that I needed to run against him.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· May 27, 2025

People can label me however they want as a question of policy, but I think what is the most substantial characteristic that I ascribe to myself is pragmatic.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 27, 2025

Sometimes we get caught up in some of the concerns we have — which are huge, huge concerns — about what’s coming up in Washington, but don’t always remind people of the work we’re doing to drive down costs.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 27, 2025

At this moment, the fight is really in the states, that’s where the front line is.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· May 27, 2025

A lesson I learned in the Navy: The worst thing you can do is to run a ship aground.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· May 27, 2025

Not a place where you're welcome with that type of conduct in the air.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· May 26, 2025

To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any meaningful spending reductions (and, in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is demoralizing and represents a betrayal of the voters who elected them.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 26, 2025

CIF's proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· May 26, 2025

FEMA and DHS’s announcement to conduct additional reviews of grants, including for emergency management and disaster assistance, is ridiculous.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· May 26, 2025

I have watched over the years as socialists, and people who are just like this mayor of Warsaw, who is an absolute trainwreck of a leader, have destroyed our countries.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· May 25, 2025

I appreciate the prime minister’s conduct of the war.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· May 25, 2025

Charlie was a powerful voice in government and politics, and we remember him today for not only leading his life as a public servant of this great State but also for his dedicated service to our military in the Korean War.

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Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· May 24, 2025

As I told his wife Rena, we are eternally grateful for Alec's service to his Commonwealth. May his memory be a blessing.

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Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· May 23, 2025

When you hear about this story that they didn't know where the money was going, it makes you mad because this is somebody's money, this is taxpayers' money when we have almost $37 trillion in debt, so this makes no sense at all.

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