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Martin O'Malley
@martinomalley· Mar 12, 2025

Everybody who can is going to take that early out, but I think that 7,000 number is conservative.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Mar 12, 2025

They’ve got to show some success fairly quickly.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Mar 12, 2025

Look, this isn’t the way I would do it.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Mar 12, 2025

I think they want to try something different than from the previous administration. But they’ve got to show some success fairly quickly.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Mar 12, 2025

Democrats had nothing to do with this bill. And we want an opportunity to get an amendment vote or two. And so that’s what we are insisting on.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Mar 12, 2025

I think we're going to all be 'no' on cloture unless we get an agreement to propose at least this 30-day clean [continuing resolution] amendment.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Mar 12, 2025

It does seem the lesser of two very serious evils to go along with the CR.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Mar 12, 2025

I will be voting NO on the CR. Virginians deserve more than letting Elon & Trump run wild through our government, slashing jobs and cutting services.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Mar 11, 2025

Every single one of these reports that we have had has mentioned global climate change as a significant national security threat except this one.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

Yes, you spend money here [Department of Education], because this is our future.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

Our core mission, as we talk about in schools, is to make sure that every child gets the opportunity to learn. It's in our constitution in Minnesota.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

If you just saw in a classroom surrounded by second graders, eager to learn, surrounded by professionals who have dedicated their life and their education to being there for our children and also understanding the science of learning as to…

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· Mar 11, 2025

At some point in time, we will be going to court again.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

The states can’t totally backfill everything, certainly on education.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Mar 11, 2025

Believe me, I am not retiring. I am determined to work every day over the next two years and beyond to continue to try to make a difference for the people of New Hampshire and this country.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Mar 11, 2025

Today, I am announcing that I have made the difficult decision not to seek re-election to the Senate in 2026.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

Saying she fired half the people but only the bad ones.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Mar 11, 2025

Linda McMahon might be the most unqualified person to ever speak about public schools in this nation’s history.

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Matt Meyer
@mattmeyer· DE· Mar 11, 2025

Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for cutting bureaucracy, but we cannot cut bureaucracy on the backs of our kids and their families.

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