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Sean Duffy
@seanduffy· Republican · WI· Nov 7, 2025

We had seen the rolling staffing triggers that come from air traffic controllers — one day it was L.A., another day it was in New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta — and so as we were looking at data, we were seeing increased numbers in some of…

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Nov 7, 2025

The places where we’ve looked at these kinds of things are places like China.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 7, 2025

Now, the ball is in Republicans’ court. We need Republicans to just say yes.

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Sean Duffy
@seanduffy· Republican · WI· Nov 7, 2025

If people want to question us, I would throw it back at them: open up the government

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Nov 7, 2025

We have to make sure we have a deal that we can get broad support for.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 7, 2025

All across this country, people are sick and tired of seeing the billionaire class get richer and richer, and the billionaire class controlling to a significant degree both political parties. What Zohran Mamdani is showing is that a…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 7, 2025

important lessons, such as focus on shifting economic power, and that the elites have little idea what’s actually mainstream.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 7, 2025

If we choose to get rolled by Donald Trump because the shutdown is hard, I worry that that’s a significant step towards the ultimate unwinding of our democracy.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Nov 7, 2025

I’m willing to compromise. But our Republican colleagues have to be willing to compromise, too.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 7, 2025

Democrats have looked pretty weak for most of this year and, over the last month, we have shown strength for the first time.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Nov 6, 2025

They’ve handed the keys to the kingdom to the Marxist. He will destroy it.

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Nov 6, 2025

No, because we did our job, and I’m not part of the negotiation.

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