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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· May 5, 2025

We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again.

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Maggie Hassan
@maggiehassan· Democratic · NH· May 4, 2025

But President Trump's tariffs are needlessly causing immense uncertainty for small business owners, forcing them to make layoffs, increase prices for their customers and even close their doors.

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

Robert Brooks should be alive today. The brutal attack on Mr. Brooks was sickening, and I immediately moved to terminate the employment of those involved.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

I believe that America is the leader of the free world and must continue to stand with Ukraine until the Russian invasion is repelled and a just and lasting peace is secured.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

Now people who know me know I’m a conservative, but I’m not in a bad mood about it.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

January 6 was a tragic day. But it became a triumph of freedom. And history will record that our institutions held.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· May 4, 2025

What’s going on is the destruction of the agency from the inside out, and it’s accelerating.

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Martin O'Malley
@martinomalley· May 4, 2025

I truly believe that the Musk-Trump co-presidency has already taken 90 percent of the actions necessary to crater this agency.

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Katie Hobbs
@katiehobbs· Democratic · AZ· May 4, 2025

While Gov. Hobbs supports securing the border, she has been clear in her opposition to inhumane immigration enforcement practices.

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· May 4, 2025

Chilling threats like this should be of concern to every Wisconsinite and every American who cares about this country...

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· May 4, 2025

Yesterday, a Trump administration official, in not so many words, apparently threatened to arrest me for distributing guidance...

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

I do have concerns that we have a secretary at HHS who has a lifetime career of undermining public confidence in vaccines.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

The very idea that a Republican president would nominate an abortion rights supporter to lead the Department of Health and Human Services is just unacceptable to me.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

I hold to that old Reagan doctrine that if you’re willing to fight our enemies on your soil, we’ll give you the means to fight them there so we don’t have to fight them.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

If the last three years teaches us anything, it’s that Vladimir Putin doesn’t want peace; he wants Ukraine.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

Keeping dolls affordable, keeping our kids’ toys affordable, that really is part of the American dream.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

I was deeply disappointed to see President Trump pardon people that engaged in violence against law enforcement officers that day.

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

Self-deportations are the best, safest and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest.

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

If you are here illegally, self-deportation is the best, safest, and most cost-effective way to leave the United States to avoid arrest.

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Martin O'Malley
@martinomalley· May 4, 2025

As the workloads go up, the demoralization becomes deeper, and people burn out and leave.

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Martin O'Malley
@martinomalley· May 4, 2025

In that room of 200 people, two people raised their hands and said they each had a friend who was wrongly marked as deceased when they're very much alive.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

Jan. 6 was a tragic day but it became a triumph of freedom. History will record that our institutions held.

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Mike Pence
@mikepence· Republican · IN· May 4, 2025

By God’s grace I did my duty that day to support the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States of America.

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