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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Nov 5, 2026

It's been the honor of my life to serve as the 56th speaker of the House — not a position we ever aspired to or expected to have.

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Jim Jordan
@jimjordan· Republican · OH· Nov 5, 2026

This is a staggering day for our Conference.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Nov 5, 2026

My number one goal as Republican Leader will be to win back the majority and I expect you to hold me accountable to that mission.

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Deb Haaland
@debhaaland· Democratic · NM· Nov 5, 2026

My story is a lot like many New Mexicans — humble beginnings.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

Mike Johnson was correct. The polls were wrong. It wasn't simply a blue wave. It was an American tsunami.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

I haven't had a single member of the House Democratic Caucus talk to me about impeachment.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

We've been relentlessly focused on affordability and on accountability.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

Whenever Trump defies the will of the American people or the law, we will launch investigations, take him to court, and entangle him in legislative razor wire.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Nov 5, 2026

This is no doubt a challenging time for our conference, but overcoming adversity is nothing new to me. We will need to be honest with ourselves about what happened, but it is more important now than ever for us to emerge from this stronger…

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Rob Garcia
@robgarcia· Democratic · KS· Nov 5, 2026

I think folks that need to be concerned first are administration officials that have caused real harm. We're going to investigate the abuses.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 4, 2026Verified

What they saw last night is that there is no path forward for them or for their party or for elections if they continue down this path.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 4, 2026Verified

The answer cannot simply be that the president of the United States can break the law and nobody can hold him accountable.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Any effort to profit from the illegal trade in Russian fuel will be met with harsh penalties.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Not holding corporations accountable, allowing people to break the law, and thinking you’re going to have the cover of Trump and MAGA Republicans, that is not the case anymore, and people are on notice.

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Mikie Sherrill
@mikiesherrill· Democratic · NJ· Nov 4, 2026Verified

These actions are illegal, in part, because Vladimir Putin continues to engage in an illegal war of aggression against Ukraine.

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