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Karen Bass
@karenbass· Democratic · CA· Jun 9, 2025

This is a city of immigrants. This is a city that wants to help you get your legal status.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 9, 2025

firing independent vaccine experts is a dangerous, unprecedented move that will make it harder for the American people to access vaccines that are safe, effective, and essential to saving lives.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Jun 9, 2025

Violent protests are counterproductive and play right into Trump’s playbook.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jun 9, 2025

I know there’s no question places like California have thumbed their nose at the American people and decided they want to be a sanctuary for criminals.

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Bennie Thompson
@benniethompson· Democratic · MS· Jun 9, 2025

Whether it's the Capitol on January 6 or Los Angeles this weekend, it's clear Trump is totally fine with lighting the match to stoke violence if he thinks it'll help him politically.

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Mark Green
@markgreen· Republican · TN· Jun 9, 2025

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress. Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up.

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Mark Green
@markgreen· Republican · TN· Jun 9, 2025

Congress is broken, and it was time for me to return home.

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Mark Green
@markgreen· Republican · TN· Jun 8, 2025

Though I planned to retire at the end of the previous Congress, I stayed to ensure that President Trump's border security measures and priorities make it through Congress.

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Mark Green
@markgreen· Republican · TN· Jun 8, 2025

It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from Congress.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Jun 8, 2025

How much waste, fraud, abuse is there in Medicare — why don’t we go after that? I think we should.

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Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Jun 8, 2025

If there’s an unmistakable blue wave this year, it’s got the potential to change a lot of things going forward.

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Pramila Jayapal
@pramilajayapal· Democratic · WA· Jun 8, 2025

We must fight back. We reject these attacks on our communities and demand the immediate release of our union brother David Huerta.

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Josh Gottheimer
@joshgottheimer· Democratic · NJ· Jun 8, 2025

I’ve not been afraid to fight with people who screw with us, whether that’s Trump or whoever.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 8, 2025

If the governor or the mayor of the city isn’t willing to protect the citizens of his state or the city, then the president will.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jun 8, 2025

You have a very weak, lawless-leaning governor in Gov. Newsom, who’s not enforcing the nation’s laws.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Jun 8, 2025

This is a hallmark of authoritarianism.

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