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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

This is a careless White House, a president that is treating our national security with complete disdain, acting at a level of recklessness that puts Americans at risk.

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Dan McKee
@danmckee· Democratic · RI· Jun 18, 2026

I look at this as a moment in time to kind of pause, reassess, making sure my commitment to this role is exactly as it’s always been.

rhodeislandcurrent.com
Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Jun 18, 2026

Everything I've seen is, like, what's being reported by Bloomberg or the read-out on this thing is, we are giving a lot more to get a lot less than we got in the JCPOA.

foxnews.com
Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jun 18, 2026

Therefore, I believe Ohio should abolish the death penalty.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jun 18, 2026

Everyone here at Everytown is evidence that we can and must move forward towards a safer future.

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Dan McKee
@danmckee· Democratic · RI· Jun 18, 2026

I want to be clear: my fight for affordability is far from over.

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Kay Ivey
@kayivey· Republican · AL· Jun 17, 2026

For Alabama to remain the best state in which to live, work and raise a family, we need good people serving in public office, including on our Public Service Commission. I am proud to tap these four experienced leaders to serve their…

alabamareflector.com
Rick Scott
@rickscott· Republican · FL· Jun 17, 2026

I’d like them to announce they’re not going to kill any more Americans, and they’re not going to build nuclear weapons.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Jun 17, 2026

The NDAA is the hallmark piece of legislation that the Armed Services Committee works on each year, and it’s always an honor to have a role in crafting it at the committee level.

rounds.senate.gov
Jim Justice
@jimjustice· Republican · WV· Jun 17, 2026

But what I do know is that I am incredibly grateful for the brave folks working hard behind the scenes. They put their own lives on the line to keep me and thousands of others safe, and I won’t forget it. There is no place in this great…

westvirginiawatch.com
Mark R. Warner
@markrwarner· VA· Jun 17, 2026

While your efforts to restore some of CISA’s staffing are welcome, they appear insufficient given the scale of threats facing our nation’s cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, particularly at the state level.

warner.senate.gov
Kim Reynolds
@kimreynolds· Republican · IA· Jun 17, 2026

That is wrong. These are Iowa children. Their parents pay taxes too. Their futures matter too.

iowacapitaldispatch.com
Kim Reynolds
@kimreynolds· Republican · IA· Jun 17, 2026

Rob Sand wants Iowans to believe that if a child is educated in a public school, that child deserves taxpayer support, but if that same child is educated in an accredited nonpublic school, the family is taking something they should not…

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Jun 17, 2026

I’d rather do what’s right, and I’d rather protect the people that I was elected to serve.

floridaphoenix.com
Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 17, 2026

The president’s free to say what he wants.

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Angus King
@angusking· Independent · ME· Jun 17, 2026

This loss in revenue for our parks could have devastating effects on the future viability of these public natural treasures.

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Tate Reeves
@tatereeves· Republican · MS· Jun 17, 2026

Because what’s going to happen when you raise the bar, when you raise the level of expectations, what’s happened in Mississippi is exactly what’s going to happen in Oklahoma.

oklahomavoice.com