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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· Jul 8, 2025

Wisconsinites want to protect our constitutional checks and balances. Today’s Wisconsin Supreme Court decision ensures that no small group of lawmakers has the sole power to stymie the work of state government and go unchecked.

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· Jul 8, 2025

It’s pretty simple—a handful of Republican lawmakers should not be able to single-handedly and indefinitely obstruct state agencies from doing the people’s work.

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Tony Evers
@tonyevers· Democratic · WI· Jul 8, 2025

by blocking the rule, the legislative committee is taking over powers that the state constitution assigns to the governor and exercising an unconstitutional 'legislative veto.'

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

It’s time we restore order on New York’s transit systems — lives are at stake.

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

The innocent victims of these horrific crimes and the daily commuters who live in fear of violence deserve better.

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

MTA giving USDOT the runaround when New York City grapples with a dramatic uptick in subway assaults is unacceptable.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 7, 2025

The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little b------ around here, OK? I’m a member of Congress that represents almost 800,000 Wisconsinites.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 7, 2025

Seventy-seven million Americans voted to give Donald Trump a platform to make positive changes for the United States; 1.7 million Wisconsinites voted for Donald Trump.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 7, 2025

Delaying the state budget enactment beyond July 3rd risks losing vital opportunities for the state’s healthcare system and the Wisconsinites who rely on it. We cannot leave anything on the table.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 3, 2025

The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little b----es around here, OK?

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Gwen Moore
@gwenmoore· Democratic · WI· Jul 2, 2025

Mr. Speaker, if you are a Republican with misgivings about the massive debt that this bill creates or if you are worried about stripping 17 million Americans of healthcare access, I tell you that now is your moment. "A coward dies a…

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 2, 2025

The president of the United States didn’t give us an assignment. We’re not a bunch of little bitches around here, okay? I’m a member of Congress.

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Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Jul 2, 2025

No way will I allow [President Donald] Trump and the GOP to rip healthcare and food away from millions of Americans just so he, [Elon] Musk, and their billionaire buddies can get a tax break.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 2, 2025

We’re not a bunch of little b----es around here, OK? I’m a member of Congress.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 2, 2025

So this bill will pass. Am I happy about everything? No, but there's a difference between compromise and capitulation. We're not capitulating. We're compromising.

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Derrick Van Orden
@derrickvanorden· Republican · WI· Jul 2, 2025

The president of the United States didn't give us an assignment. We're not a bunch of little bitches around here, OK? I'm a member of Congress. I represent almost 800,000 Wisconsinites.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 28, 2025

I rise today in disbelief. That may sound a little cheesy, but at the end of the day, I fundamentally believe in public service. I believe it can be a force for good, a force that gives people opportunity, a force that is people-powered…

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jun 28, 2025

I am proud to join my midwestern colleagues today to draw attention to what will happen in our States if this bill were to come to pass. So I rise today on behalf of the 17 million Americans who are poised to have their healthcare…

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