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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I encourage all Marylanders to visit MarylandHealthConnection.gov to explore their options and enroll in a high-quality, affordable health-care plan that works best for them.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Now, we must honor that victory by lowering costs, defending Social Security and Medicare, protecting our freedoms and holding this Administration accountable.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Nov 4, 2026

With tremendous personal pride, I congratulate our next Speaker, Hakeem Jeffries.

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Nancy Pelosi
@nancypelosi· Democratic · CA· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Tonight, the American people have changed the course of our country. By electing a Democratic House majority, they have broken Washington’s Republican monopoly on power and restored a constitutional check on a President who has governed as…

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Nov 4, 2026

If the repudiation of our corrupt president comes through tonight, Democrats are promising to hold everyone to account who helped him turn our government into a playground for profit and vengeance.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
@alexandriaocasiocortez· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

It is such a testament to the hard work of your community and everything you did to deliver that victory on a razor-thin margin.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Republicans made a choice and followed Trump over the cliff. And some of the time he talked about extraneous things that were ridiculous, but much of the time he implemented things that raised their costs: on electricity, on healthcare, on…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

We focused on American families, and their pain, and their needs. They're suffering. They're not having a good life. And they're worried about the future for themselves and their children.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

We listened to them. And they talked about costs above all, chaos, and corruption.

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Greg Casar
@gregcasar· Democratic · TX· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Tonight we celebrate an incredible victory. Tomorrow the real work starts.

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Greg Casar
@gregcasar· Democratic · TX· Nov 4, 2026

Working people came together to change the course of American history. From coast to coast, Americans are demanding a country that works for all of us, not just corrupt politicians and billionaires.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026

But we’re going to fight Trump tooth and nail…no matter what he does.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

And, of course, we also need to end this war because the war has dramatically increased gas prices, fertilizer prices and diesel costs.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I think we need to put money in the pockets of everyday Americans by doing things like expanding the Child Tax Credit, as well as the Earned Income Tax Credit,” Jeffries told News12.

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Max Miller
@maxmiller· Republican · ID· Nov 4, 2026Verified

I am disappointed at this evening’s election results. I have fought earnestly to continue to represent the interests of my home and community in the Ohio 7th District.

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Chris Pappas
@chrispappas· Democratic · NH· Nov 4, 2026

They threw money, attack ads, and outright lies at us every day for months. But we beat them anyway, didn’t we?

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Chris Pappas
@chrispappas· Democratic · NH· Nov 4, 2026Verified

This was a hard-fought victory tonight. It was made even harder by the tens and tens of millions of dollars that poured into New Hampshire from Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and corporate special interests who are just fine with the way things…

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Chris Pappas
@chrispappas· Democratic · NH· Nov 4, 2026Verified

Tonight’s results are a wakeup call for corporate special interests and billionaires who have been rigging the economy, for the cowards in Congress who have enabled health care cuts, tariffs, and war – and for the incompetent president who…

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Xavier Becerra
@xavierbecerra· Democratic · CA· Nov 4, 2026Verified

As Governor, my mission is straightforward, but not simple: deliver a California we can afford and defend a California we can’t afford to lose.

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