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Ralph Norman
@ralphnorman· Republican · SC· Feb 26, 2025

If they want this passed, they'll need to stick with what we've got.

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Rich McCormick
@richmccormick· Republican · GA· Feb 26, 2025

I’m all for trimming the government but I am all for also doing it in a deliberate manner that allows people to adjust in their lifestyle.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

The problem here isn’t a substance issue, it’s not a process issue — it’s an oligarchy issue.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

Republicans' budget has a fundamental math problem. An $880 billion cut is an attack on Medicaid, not 'waste,' 'fraud,' and 'abuse.'

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

Republicans are in support, Democrats are in support — so what happened? Well, on December 15th, at 4:15 in the morning, Elon Musk began firing off a barrage of social media posts opposing pharmacy benefit manager reform.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

So I would love a commitment from our Republican counterparts, who we agree with on this issue, to just put it on the floor. And let us vote for it.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

All of a sudden, this bill that had almost unanimous support fell apart in a matter of hours.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

Whether you’re a Democrat or you’re a Republican, everyone here was elected to be accountable to the people of the United States — not to be governed by tweet, but to be governed by their duly elected representation.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

And we can actually get a result for the American people by booting this guy out from political influence.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Feb 26, 2025

We had nearly 435 members on board with it — he sends one tweet, and all of a sudden, everyone backs off.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2025

the most reasonable thing to do to ensure that the government is not shut down.

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Jan Schakowsky
@janschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Feb 26, 2025

We must expand Social Security benefits, not cut them, and I have a bill to do just that.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2025

'The videos you saw the town halls were for paid protesters in many of those places.'

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2025

The new reality is less government, more efficiency, better return for the taxpayers.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2025

The Democrats have been lying about it, and so it's important for us to clarify that.

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 26, 2025

They want us to limit the power of the executive branch... it's because of the Democrats.

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Jan Schakowsky
@janschakowsky· Democratic · IL· Feb 26, 2025

The Social Security Expansion Act will protect the national treasure that is Social Security by extending the trust fund's solvency for 75 years.

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