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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Apr 23, 2025

When we have an economy that's sputtering because of national policy, it's going to impact our ability to fund our schools and build roads.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Apr 23, 2025

Democrats should stop using the term 'oligarchy,' a phrase she said doesn't resonate beyond coastal institutions.

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Apr 21, 2025

Donald Trump says he couldn't care less if auto prices rise. Well, as someone who spent my time in Congress fighting for Michigan jobs, Michigan families and Michigan workers, I couldn't care more.

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Haley Stevens
@haleystevens· Democratic · MI· Apr 21, 2025

But Donald Trump has a much different plan for Michigan. His chaos and reckless tariffs are putting tens of thousands of Michigan jobs at risk.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Apr 18, 2025

The main reason why I felt very strongly that we wouldn’t have a shutdown is that by having a shutdown you basically ceded power to the president.

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Hillary Scholten
@hillaryscholten· Democratic · MI· Apr 16, 2025

I want you to know when I go back to Washington, I do say to the Democratic leadership I’ve had a town hall, and you want to know what? Yes, people are mad at Republicans, but they’re mad at you, too, and they’re mad at us. They want us to…

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Apr 15, 2025

I will lay down on the border to keep Chinese vehicles from entering the U.S. market.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Apr 13, 2025

Kilmar must be returned home to the U.S. immediately. Absolutely no one should be sent to Bukele’s torture camp.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Apr 12, 2025

I’m not against tariffs outright, but it is a blunt tool. You can’t just pull out the tariff hammer to swing at every problem without a clear defined end-goal.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Apr 12, 2025

I understand the motivation behind the tariffs, and I can tell you, here’s where President Trump and I do agree. We do need to make more stuff in America.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Apr 9, 2025

Make no mistake: Republicans want to give away trillions of dollars to the richest people in our country like Elon Musk, and they want to pay for it by taking food away from hungry children and letting people die from a lack of healthcare…

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Apr 9, 2025

Republicans are ramming through a budget that includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and at least $230 billion in cuts to food assistance to pay for tax breaks for billionaires.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Apr 9, 2025

While I share the president's goal of bringing good-paying manufacturing jobs back, it's got to be done right.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Apr 8, 2025

I will say, over these last few years, it gets harder every single year. The middle is disappearing.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Mar 31, 2025

When I call a Cabinet member and ask them to do it, I have not had anyone tell me no.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Mar 31, 2025

I think you’re going to get some really tough questions.

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Lisa McClain
@lisamcclain· Republican · MI· Mar 31, 2025

We want to hear it from the horse’s mouth. ... We have to arm people with the facts.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Mar 31, 2025

With Netanyahu violating the ceasefire in Gaza and resuming the genocidal bombing campaign, we need to save lives and stop the killing.

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