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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Aug 1, 2026

We believe firmly that service will save us, and if you give people an opportunity to work on something big together, a big project, a big initiative, that service is sticky, and we want to be able to show dignity not just in word, but…

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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Aug 1, 2026

We should keep modeling dignity and being willing to listen. Republican governor or Democrat governor, we’re going to talk about our policies, but we can do it in a respectful way, and I think that’s healthy for our country.

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Josh Stein
@joshstein· NC· Aug 1, 2026

When you have divided power between the federal and state governments, and then you separate the power at both levels among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches, what you’ve done is you’ve ensured that, to the best you can…

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Aug 1, 2026

An education focus that’s important but often goes underrated is recognizing that learning doesn’t end at 3 p.m.

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Matt Meyer
@mattmeyer· DE· Aug 1, 2026

What we’re doing here is so critical. Sitting down, not as Democrats and Republicans, but as Americans, to say, ‘How do we get this American Dream to truly work for everyone?’

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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Aug 1, 2026

I believe we have to keep the free market, make it easier to start businesses, make it easy for people to grab opportunities – and affordability is something we’re all focused on across the country.

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Bill Lee
@billlee· Republican · TN· Aug 1, 2026

Medicaid, healthcare outcomes and the cost of healthcare are of the utmost importance to our states. Not only because they are such a big piece of our budget but because it is about serving some of the most vulnerable in our communities.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· FL· Aug 1, 2026

We recovered more than $72 million in improper Medicaid payments over the past year and prevented hundreds of behavior analysts from participating in Medicaid because of documented fraud concerns.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Aug 1, 2026

This is what modern warfare looks like, and it further illustrates there's no plan to win a war with Iran.

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Tim Walz
@timwalz· Democratic · MN· Aug 1, 2026

Trump knows exactly who is responsible for this attack, and knows that other states were hit too.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Jul 31, 2026

This fall, voters can cast their ballots for Virginia to no longer strip so many of our neighbors of their fundamental rights — a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past.

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Joe Lombardo
@joelombardo· Republican · NV· Jul 31, 2026

Seeks to impose unrealistic reductions on Nevada and our water users,

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Brad Little
@bradlittle· Republican · ID· Jul 31, 2026

Idaho Gov. Brad Little, a Republican, signed a wildfire disaster emergency Tuesday and ordered the Idaho National Guard to help fight a fire along the border of Oregon and Idaho.

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Ned Lamont
@nedlamont· Democratic · CT· Jul 31, 2026

As a result of misinformation pushed in a rush to advance a political agenda, an innocent woman has had her personal details spread across social media and is now facing threats over a crime she had nothing to do with.

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Patrick Morrisey
@patrickmorrisey· WV· Jul 31, 2026

It does take time to muck out the homes. It takes time to rebuild the bridges and the roads and do the things that are necessary for long-term recovery.

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Jared Polis
@jaredpolis· Democratic · CO· Jul 31, 2026

Both the Upper and Lower divisions of the basin are feeling the pain of severe drought,

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Jul 31, 2026

Our fighting force is stronger when any American – regardless of their gender – can meet the toughest military standards in the world.

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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Jul 31, 2026

I hope we get back to the fiscal piece of our party.

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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Jul 31, 2026

I think one of the reasons the temperature’s so hard, so loud and divisive, is because of this one-size-fits-all, huge federal government.

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Kevin Stitt
@kevinstitt· Republican · OK· Jul 31, 2026

If there’s something that we fundamentally think is going to be bad for our country, we all should say something.

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