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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 31, 2025

We've never seen anything like this before in my lifetime – somebody that says, 'Whatever I want should be the law of the land. It's my way or the highway.'

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· May 31, 2025

If he can do so much bad in such a small amount of time, why can't we do such good?

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Bill Clinton
@billclinton· Democratic · AR· May 31, 2025

I really thought Hillary should be president.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· May 30, 2025

If you leave a void, Donald Trump will fill it.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 30, 2025

Not everybody that disagrees with us is a misogynist.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· May 29, 2025

There’s a camaraderie there, no question. By nature, governors are more bipartisan because you got to work with your legislators to get something done.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· May 29, 2025

Being in the Senate is an honor, and it’s a good job, it’s important. But I just think anybody you talk to who’s been a governor and a senator is going to tell you, being governor is really the best job.

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Andy Beshear
@andybeshear· Democratic · KY· May 29, 2025

Proposed Medicaid cuts are an attack on rural America.

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Jim Pillen
@jimpillen· Republican · NE· May 28, 2025

We must battle fringe ideas and groups to defend our way of life.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· May 28, 2025

Taken together, these moves significantly undercut America's role in the world and open the door for adversaries to threaten our safety and prosperity.

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

We continue to reject Harvard’s repeated pattern of endangering its students and spreading American hate — it must change its ways in order to participate in American programs.

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

Harvard’s refusal to comply with SEVP oversight was the latest evidence that it disdains the American people and takes for granted U.S. taxpayer benefits.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· May 28, 2025

I’m very disappointed that Trump is considering pardoning the men convicted of conspiring to kidnap her.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· May 28, 2025

Too many politicians talk when they should listen and divide instead of unite. Enough is enough.

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

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

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

Hate groups heard the president’s words not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry.

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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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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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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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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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