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Pete Aguilar
@peteaguilar· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

Nearly two years after the devastating January 2025 wildfires that ravaged Southern California, families are still left waiting for help. Disaster aid should not depend on your zip code or political affiliation.

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Pete Aguilar
@peteaguilar· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

From the beginning, Donald Trump has played politics with disaster relief. He has continued to release money for projects in Republican-held states and districts while leaving billions in aid requests unanswered from California.

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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
@mariegluesenkampperez· Democratic · WA· Nov 6, 2026

All of democracy is predicated on representative government. That's the point.

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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
@mariegluesenkampperez· Democratic · WA· Nov 6, 2026

We have no form of representative democracy if we do not represent our districts, if we don't stand for a working waterfront, if we don't stand for people working in the trades, if we don't stand for right-to-repair, if we don't stand for…

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Katherine Clark
@katherineclark· Democratic · MA· Nov 6, 2026

Today with pride in what we've achieved and confidence in what we will deliver, I ask for your support.

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Joe Neguse
@joeneguse· Democratic · CO· Nov 6, 2026

With our decisive and overwhelming victory this week, it is more important than ever for the House Democratic Caucus to be unified in the 120th Congress.

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Ted Lieu
@tedlieu· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

If we do this right, we can build an enduring majority, one that will win not just the next one or two election cycles, but many more.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

Many Californians feel that those who commit brutal crimes deserve to die. But as Governor, I have concluded the state cannot morally kill them.

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Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California's values, undermines the foundations of our legal system, and diminishes each of us.

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Abdul El-Sayed
@abdulelsayed· Democratic · MI· Nov 6, 2026

If you like your insurance from your employer or from your union, that can still be there for you.

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Hakeem Jeffries
@hakeemjeffries· Democratic · NY· Nov 6, 2026

We must root out corrupt price gouging, clean up the mess at the Supreme Court and ban Members of Congress from trading stocks.

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Jared Huffman
@jaredhuffman· Democratic · CA· Nov 6, 2026

I urge all officials and firms involved with this illegal project to consider the legal hazards they may be facing by advancing it, because, in case you hadn't heard, we'll soon have a new Congress that takes the rule of law very seriously.

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Don Beyer
@donbeyer· Democratic · VA· Nov 6, 2026

While this decision prevents Donald Trump from immediately implementing his plans to create a monument to his own ego, the courts and Congress must put in place permanent safeguards to stop the Trump Administration from violating the law…

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James Talarico
@jamestalarico· Democratic · TX· Nov 5, 2026

Texas should be a leader when it comes to innovation and technology, but that only works if Texans get a say and get a share of that economic growth—and that’s not what’s happening right now.

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Abdul El-Sayed
@abdulelsayed· Democratic · MI· Nov 5, 2026

I think right now we are barreling toward a world where the most important issue I hear about every day is AI.

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Abdul El-Sayed
@abdulelsayed· Democratic · MI· Nov 5, 2026

There is this delicious irony in the fact that you’re constitutionally obligated to swear me in in January.

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