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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

This bill is a cynical scapegoating of a vulnerable population. To make matters worse, it is a hateful attack on kids. Trans kids deserve to play sports just like their peers, and Congress can't bar them from the field. All young people…

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Robin Kelly
@robinkelly· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

Every child should be afforded the opportunity to learn the essential lessons of sportsmanship, resilience, and discipline that playing team sports offers. This includes transgender children who make up a very small number of young…

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Mary E Miller
@maryemiller· Republican · IL· Jan 14, 2025

We are sending a clear message to the radical Democrats we will no longer tolerate our daughters being taken advantage of.

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Delia Ramirez
@deliaramirez· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

Today, I rise to honor a powerful force in the fight for justice, equality, and true democracy, the Illinois Poor People's Campaign. In one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the Poor People's Campaign dares to believe that poverty…

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Mike Quigley
@mikequigley· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

On October 7, 2023, the people of Israel experienced the greatest terror attack in their nation's history. There were 1,200 people killed and 250 more were abducted in what was the most severe attack on the Jewish people since the…

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

I think he is one of the things about Joe Biden is he is very, very concerned about his place in history and where his legacy sits and whether people appreciate the things that have been accomplished over the last four years.

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Jan 14, 2025

Joe Biden did a lot of very positive things. Some things, for example, the largest infrastructure bill since Eisenhower.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 13, 2025

But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Jan 13, 2025

This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues.

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Jan 6, 2025

I don't know one person in this country. I don't believe there's one person who went to the polls on -- in November and said, man, I really want Greenland.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Jan 5, 2025

I mean, it's interesting. So, you know, like with Graham saying he prefaced his statement with -- the president can do what he wants, right?

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Jan 5, 2025

I think history ultimately is going to be very accurate. On what happened on January 6th. Once Donald Trump is out of office in four years, he'll be far less popular than he went into office.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Jan 5, 2025

It's about the American people deserving to know who they're electing as president, deserving to know what actually happened on January 6th, and they're not going to get that information.

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Adam Kinzinger
@adamkinzinger· Republican · IL· Jan 5, 2025

I think there's a lot of frustration. And I want to be clear, I think the frustration, you know, at least on my end and probably on the presidents end has nothing to do with like we really wanted retribution. And that didn't happen fast…

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Jan 5, 2025

If he does all of those things, God bless him, good for him and good for the country.

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David Axelrod
@davidaxelrod· Democratic · IL· Jan 5, 2025

I do believe that you are elected not to advance the interest of your party but advance the interest of your country.

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