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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Aug 7, 2026

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, Tennessee! One year ago, we set out on this journey with one goal: to make Tennessee America's conservative leader and show the nation what strong, bold, conservative leadership looks like.

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Brad Knott
@bradknott· NC· Aug 7, 2026

Today, many Americans are unable to worship without fear of harassment, assault, or other forms of intimidation. The right to worship freely is foundational to our nation and was one of the motivations for its founding. No American should…

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Melanie Stansbury
@melaniestansbury· Democratic · NM· Aug 7, 2026

They want to rewrite the history of this country and take away the resources and leadership of people who have fought, marched and served this country for generations.

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Ben Cline
@bencline· Republican · VA· Aug 7, 2026

If the Smithsonian is unable and unwilling to have an objective view of our Nation’s history, House Republicans will have to act.

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Ben Cline
@bencline· Republican · VA· Aug 7, 2026

The Smithsonian’s role is to teach historic facts, not to put our country under a political kaleidoscope of woke ideology.

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Andrew Clyde
@andrewclyde· Republican · GA· Aug 7, 2026

We can tie funding to specific requirements, and I think that might be the most effective way to go — saying that... 'You have to highlight the exceptionalism.'

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Andrew Clyde
@andrewclyde· Republican · GA· Aug 7, 2026

The Smithsonian is accountable to the taxpayers. So defunding them in certain ways, or tying their funds to requirements, I think is probably the best way to ensure that we bring the Smithsonian back to its required mandate.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 7, 2026

Everyone supports rooting out waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government, but DOGE was a slapdash and deceptive effort that misled the American people while doing real damage to the government's ability to serve them.

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Aug 7, 2026

Abdul and I had our primary. It's over. It's over

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Aug 7, 2026

I'm going to continue to hold my beliefs. I know it's a a word sometimes that people don't understand, but I am a Democratic Zionist

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Aug 7, 2026

The time for all this negative, nasty, the disunity stuff — it's over

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 7, 2026

Criminal contempt is punitive. It does not compel a witness to answer questions or produce the documents we'd all like to see.

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Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Aug 6, 2026

This is the second time we have had to sue FEMA over something like this. We were successful last year, I anticipate that we will be successful this year.

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Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Aug 6, 2026

This is bomb squads, hurricane response, active shooter response. They are attempting to impose new conditions on the receipt of those funds.

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Jeff Jackson
@jeffjackson· Democratic · NC· Aug 6, 2026

These tariffs are hurting families, farmers, and business owners.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Aug 6, 2026

For me, the priority is to be able to build upon the work that I have been doing as it relates to energy affordability.

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Abigail Spanberger
@abigailspanberger· Democratic · VA· Aug 6, 2026

Virginia is home to the largest offshore wind development that we are seeing on the East Coast.

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