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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Jun 24, 2025

I think the only way to really make it work is if you have buy-in from the local communities. And I think the vast majority of those communities want to do the right thing.

reason.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

He's never dealt with a natural emergency, a union negotiation, or a hurricane.

newsweek.com
Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Jun 24, 2025

Melissa Hortman woke up every day determined to make our state a better place. She served the people of Minnesota with grace, compassion, and tirelessness.

cbsnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 24, 2025

Under President Trump’s leadership, we are working at turbo speed on cost-effective and innovative ways to deliver on the American people’s mandate for mass deportations of criminal illegal aliens.

usatoday.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Jun 24, 2025

The idea that Iran, the world’s largest sponsor of terror, would have a nuclear weapon, would not only destabilize the Middle East, but it would create risk for American interests at home and abroad.

nbcnews.com
Josh Shapiro
@joshshapiro· Democratic · PA· Jun 24, 2025

Obviously, the Trump Administration holds responsibility for what comes next and ensuring that our American troops and our personnel in the region are safe.

nbcnews.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 24, 2025

In Iraq, we were misled into the war with intelligence about the Iraqi WMD [weapons of mass destruction] program that proved not to be accurate.

nbcnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 24, 2025

We have to watch for all of it, and to be diligent on all of it, and we'll continue to do so.

cbsnews.com
Mike Dunleavy
@mikedunleavy· Republican · AK· Jun 24, 2025

Another example of President Trump fulfilling his campaign promise to open up resources for responsible development.

cbsnews.com
Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jun 24, 2025

I think we need to pass the tough sanctions bill that we have in the Senate that has 82 sponsors.

cbsnews.com
Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jun 24, 2025

We are committed to engaging with our public sector unions as we work through these difficult decisions.

cbsnews.com
Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jun 24, 2025

A federal administration that continues to harm Maryland's people and the economy.

cbsnews.com
Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jun 24, 2025

I'm the eternal optimist that we're going to figure this out.

cbsnews.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Jun 24, 2025

We will expand facilities and bed space in just days, thanks to our partnership with Florida.

cnn.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night. He put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and got them to come out and vote.

thenation.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

That's why I qualified for an independent line in November, I did that several months ago, because in the general election, more people come out to vote.

cbsnews.com
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Democrats need to move away from calls for police reform and support for LGBT rights and instead embrace centrism.

truthout.org
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Tonight was not our night. Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night, and he put together a great campaign, and he touched young people and inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote, and he really ran a highly impactful…

nbcnews.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Voters are demanding a more affordable, more livable New York City.

truthout.org
Andrew Cuomo
@andrewcuomo· Democratic · NY· Jun 24, 2025

Mamdani ran a highly impactful campaign that resonated with voters.

nbcnews.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 2025

There will be no cost escalation for ratepayers.

nypost.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 2025

If we don’t increase our capacity over the next decade, we will see rolling blackouts and other disruptions.

nypost.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jun 23, 2025

Let’s be honest. In doing that, we turned off one quarter of New York City’s power and it was almost all clean energy.

nypost.com