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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Nov 12, 2026

If anything is running afoul of the Constitution, it's the way this president is misusing the pardon power.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Nov 12, 2026

That is not how the Founders intended for this to work.

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Mike Levin
@mikelevin· Democratic · CA· Nov 12, 2026

America has "a pardon industrial complex" where "you literally, for the highest dollar amount, can go and buy a pardon,

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 12, 2026

A Democratic Congress is going to be a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch in the face of unprecedented corruption that they've unleashed on the American people, and if they don't like it, consult the Constitution.

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Rob Garcia
@robgarcia· Democratic · KS· Nov 12, 2026

Let's be clear: Congress' authority comes from Article I of the Constitution, not from the permission of the White House.

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Pete Hoekstra
@petehoekstra· MI· Nov 11, 2026Verified

You’ve heard that some of the the politicians have said, ‘we’re gonna have a vote to roll back the tariffs.’ Okay, they may or may not have the votes. Do they have the votes to override a presidential veto? Will we ever get to that point…

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Nov 11, 2026Verified

But if that doesn’t work, then I do think incremental passes to start protecting different communities I think is also an option.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Nov 11, 2026Verified

If we can pass a big, beautiful conference immigration reform bill, the Trump immigration reform bill, and if that gets them on our side or not, then let’s do that.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Nov 11, 2026Verified

I think right now the best thing the White House could do is to actually try to send some type of signal, besides talk, that they’re serious about this.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

There are 200 million Americans that live in flyover country, in the heartland. There’s tremendous talent, tremendous diversity in this nation.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

Working-class Americans want foreign policy focused on them, which is a very important organizing principle.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

What they want us to do is move forward and to build a system that’s structured differently and that has different people at the helm that will deliver for working-class Americans.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

The only way out of this is to put together an international coalition of partners that will make sure we’re protecting the region, respecting navigation rights in the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from having a nuclear weapon.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

I simply will not buy this argument that once we’re at war, we have to stick it out.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

We have the power, and that’s what we need to do in January.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

And fourth, go after corruption. This was the first anti-corruption election in my lifetime.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

Third, roll back the cuts to the Affordable Care Act subsidies, which have devastated our healthcare system, doubled and tripled many Americans’ healthcare premiums, and in 2027 are going to result in hundreds of hospital and clinic…

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

Second, stop the tariff and trade wars that are devastating farmers and ranches and businesses across this country.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

First, stop conflict with Iran, which is one of the biggest factors driving up costs in a reckless, lawless war that Americans don’t want.

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Jason Crow
@jasoncrow· Democratic · CO· Nov 11, 2026

How about we do what we said we were going to do during the election? That’s the agenda—there’s no secret to this …

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 11, 2026

But in my view, the time is now for change and I will not be supporting Chuck to be re-elected as the Democratic leader.

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