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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 25, 2026

Any long-term solution must share responsibility fairly across all seven states in recognition of the new reality of the Colorado River.

foxnews.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 25, 2026

This is a necessary step to protect a river that 40 million Americans depend on, at a time when climate change is driving a regional water crisis that makes every drop of water count.

foxnews.com
Nikki Haley
@nikkihaley· Republican · SC· Aug 25, 2026

This is not something you inherit. And it's critical in the U.S. Senate.

cbsnews.com
Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Aug 24, 2026

Seven of you attempted to overturn the 2020 elections and voted to challenge the electoral votes of states.

newjerseymonitor.com
Josh Stein
@joshstein· NC· Aug 24, 2026

“The ideas and the people that spring from North Carolina public schools and public universities have taken humankind farther than they have ever gone before,”

ncnewsline.com
Josh Stein
@joshstein· NC· Aug 24, 2026

“It is also a reminder that extraordinary achievements do not happen overnight. They require ambitious vision,”

ncnewsline.com
Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 24, 2026

And if there’s a certain mood in the country, that can be something that you have to combat.

floridaphoenix.com
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
@sarahhuckabeesanders· Republican · AR· Aug 24, 2026

Would continue working on protecting the state’s clean water and on 'common sense solutions to lower costs for Arkansans.'

arkansasadvocate.com
Tina Kotek
@tinakotek· Democratic · OR· Aug 24, 2026

Being a governor right now means protecting our state, defending our values against an overreach of a federal administration that does not care about people fundamentally and so that is a big part of my job right now.

oregoncapitalchronicle.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 24, 2026

It is my intent to only release this blanket hold when my concerns are fully resolved by USPS leadership and service returns to levels at least equal to the days of the Pony Express.

dailymontanan.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 24, 2026

Incompetent bureaucrats should not get bonuses when the mail does not run on time.

dailymontanan.com
Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Aug 24, 2026

I am forwarding this to you via email because if I mailed it, you may not receive this letter in a timely fashion.

dailymontanan.com
Joe Lombardo
@joelombardo· Republican · NV· Aug 24, 2026

Challenging the federal plan was “a matter of survival” for Southern Nevada, which “represents about two-thirds of our state’s citizens and the lion’s share of its economy.”

washingtonstatestandard.com
Dan McKee
@danmckee· Democratic · RI· Aug 24, 2026

I really want this project to go. I think it’s a critical issue that we pull the trigger, so to speak, when the opportunity is there.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Aug 24, 2026

Our closest ally. Our critical trade partner. And Trump is hitting Canada with 50% tariffs. What the actual f— are we doing?

nationalpost.com
Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Aug 24, 2026

Needlessly picking fights with our allies and raising prices here at home. That’s Trump’s economic policy in a nutshell.

nationalpost.com
Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Aug 24, 2026

These tariffs act as a tax hike on Michigan families and businesses by raising prices at the grocery store and the gas pump.

nationalpost.com