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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Sep 9, 2024

He's unhinged. I mean, that -- no other serious person could say that and have been taken seriously and he was serious about it. He actually believes this. That's how delusional he is.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 6, 2024

And the Republicans are really eager to talk about anything other than, you know, how terrible of a vice president selection of Vance is.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 6, 2024

You know, talking about communism and that kinds of -- it's bizarre and it's talking about school lunches and standing up for LGBTQ community, or talking about making insulin cost $35 or less.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 6, 2024

And that's why I'm proud to be part of that team. You know, Harris and Walz now, as they raised $36 million just that in 24 hours on that, and look at what happen in Philadelphia.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 6, 2024

I mean, of course, he -- he's just -- he's a sore loser and he got smoked in 2020 and he lied and Fox News had to pay $800 million in court because they -- Fox carried that kinds of lies.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Aug 6, 2024

No, that's -- that's ridiculous. I'd like to remind that Joe Biden crushed Pennsylvania in 2020 with Harris as the vice president by over 150,000 votes, and Harris can and will carry Pennsylvania regardless of who she chose for vice…

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

Boy, I will tell you, that is a heavy lift sometimes.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

This is a huge bipartisan victory, really, for Congress, and I think probably most Americans do not have a full appreciation of how important the Pacific Region is as far as our competition with China is concerned.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

Look, Congress recently passed legislation on a bipartisan basis to sanction China for the oil purchases.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

I think the problem is there is some people making the same mistake right now with China, thinking that they are is something that they are not.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

It is time for our Government to wake up to the real challenges China presents and start taking concrete action.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

I find it embarrassing. I think it is antithetical to our strategic interests.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

Talking about a treaty without strong action only encourages China to further test U.S. resolve.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

I do believe we should put these folks on the field.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

The days of admiring the problem from afar must be over.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

The Administration wrongfully insisted it is winning the competition with China. Not so.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

I do think, and I will just state clearly that Iran is an implacable foe of the United States.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

Aggressively targeting China should be the top priority in U.S. sanctions policy.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

This was not a good idea, which is an understatement.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

It is past time we take a tougher line to stop Chinese malign influence.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

The Administration's record is dismal. China is tightening its linkages with our adversaries, and the Administration is doing almost nothing about it.

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Jim Risch
@jimrisch· Republican · ID· Jul 29, 2024

I think the Europeans, because of their experience with Russia, are very, very reluctant to make the same mistake with China.

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