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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

Each time he has tweeted about me, each time that he has said 'Liberate Michigan' and said I should negotiate with the very people who are arrested because they're good people, that incites more domestic terror.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

Just last week, the President of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacists and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups. Stand back and stand by he told them, stand back and…

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

I want the people of Michigan to know this. As your governor, I will never stop doing everything in my power to keep you and your family safe. You don't have to agree with me. But I do ask one thing. Never forget that we are all in this…

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

When our leaders meet with, encourage, or fraternize with domestic terrorists, they legitimize their actions, and they are complicit.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

We have to condemn hatred. We have to condemn bigotry. We have to condemn this insidious rise of domestic terrorism and violence. It's up to the president of the United States to show leadership, to unite this country instead of continuing…

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

When you have a president saying to Michigan, liberate Michigan. Liberate Michigan from the oppression that is happening right now by the government, you see that can have an impact.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

Earlier today, Attorney General Dana Nessel was joined by officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI to announce state and federal charges against 13 members of two militia groups who were preparing to kidnap and possibly kill me.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

This is not a story of what these people call themselves. This is a story about what federal and state prosecutors call them, and they call them terrorists.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 8, 2020

Just last week, the president of the United States stood before the American people and refused to condemn white supremacist and hate groups like these two Michigan militia groups. Stand back and stand by, he told them. Stand back and…

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 7, 2020

Hate groups heard the President's words, not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action. When our leaders speak, their words matter. They carry weight.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 7, 2020

Our head of state has spent the past seven months denying science, ignoring his own health experts, stoking distrust, fomenting anger, and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division. When our leaders speak, their words…

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Oct 7, 2020

This should be a moment for national unity, where we all pull together as Americans. Instead, our head of state has spent the past seven months fomenting anger and giving comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.

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Debbie Stabenow
@debbiestabenow· Democratic · MI· Oct 5, 2020

I rise today to pay special tribute to the proud Michigan residents who have served in our Nation's military and their families. When our country was at risk of fracturing in a brutal Civil War, the people of Michigan volunteered. When…

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Tim Walberg
@timwalberg· Republican · MI· Oct 2, 2020

I thank the Speaker and the leadership for asking me, as the chairman of the House Congressional Prayer Caucus, to lead the House in prayer for our President. I would ask the Members to join me. Father, I thank You that You are a God that…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Oct 1, 2020

The ACE Act is the culmination of months of bipartisan work between the House, the Senate, committee staff, and key stakeholders. I want to thank my colleague, Mr. Wittman, who is managing this bill today, and all of my colleagues on the…

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Debbie Dingell
@debbiedingell· Democratic · MI· Oct 1, 2020

I have no further requests for time, and I would inquire whether my colleague has any remaining speakers.

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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Sep 30, 2020

these so-called fake assistance programs do not get into the underlying problem, and as many constituents tell us, which is that these drugs simply do not have to be expensive

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Fred Upton
@fredupton· Republican · MI· Sep 30, 2020

It is a disgrace that so many people in this country have energy bills they can't afford.

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