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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Mar 10, 2025

House Republicans stood together with one Democrat to keep the government's lights on.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Mar 10, 2025

He must determine whether he wants to fund the government and do the responsible thing or he wants to shut the government down.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 10, 2025

Why do you make it look like it’s a broken, dysfunctional system? The reason is to get people to lose faith in the system and then you can give it over to Wall Street.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 10, 2025

Let's be clear: the Dept. of Ed. provides resources to 26 million children living in high-poverty school districts; Pell Grants to over 7 million students; & funding for millions of children with disabilities. Closing its doors would be a…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Mar 10, 2025

I think this is a prelude not only to cutting benefits but to privatizing Social Security itself.

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Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Mar 10, 2025

the president personally requested

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Jim Banks
@jimbanks· Republican · IN· Mar 10, 2025

Tyler’s Law will help prevent these tragedies by directing emergency rooms to screen for fentanyl, ensuring overdose victims receive timely, life-saving care.

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Sydney Kamlager-Dove
@sydneykamlagerdove· Democratic · CA· Mar 10, 2025

Juli Shamash’s strength and tireless advocacy led to California’s requirement for emergency rooms to include fentanyl in their drug screenings.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 10, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., "is the leader of the Democrats on that side and he must determine whether he wants to fund the government and do the responsible thing or he wants to shut the government down," Johnson told…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 10, 2025

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., 'is the leader of the Democrats on that side and he must determine whether he wants to fund the government and do the responsible thing or he wants to shut the government down,' Johnson told…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Mar 10, 2025

The Trump administration’s DHS must articulate any criminal charges or facts that would justify his detention.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Mar 10, 2025

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who shepherded the bill through the House, took a victory lap after the vote, saying that House Republicans "stood together" with one Democrat to keep the government's lights on.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 10, 2025

We’ve been on this journey since the 1980s to lionize the individual and marginalize the common good, and I think that’s been really harmful for men.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 10, 2025

Richard is providing this gift, which is a safe place to talk about these issues and help on terminology and language.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Mar 10, 2025

Just because the corruption plays out in public doesn’t mean it’s not corruption.

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Katie Porter
@katieporter· Democratic · CA· Mar 10, 2025

I first ran for office to hold Trump accountable. I feel that same call to serve now to stop him from hurting Californians.

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Katie Porter
@katieporter· Democratic · CA· Mar 10, 2025

What we need is new ideas, a willingness to take on dangerous leaders and their corrupt enablers.

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