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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 7, 2026

I don't have a dog whether it's the son of the Shah, whether it is the [Mojahedin-e-Khalq opposition group], whether it is someone local, as long as they are not an Islamist who hates America and is actively trying to kill Americans.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 7, 2026

I don't particularly care who comes next if Iran's regime were to collapse, as long as they are not an Islamist who hates America and is actively trying to kill Americans.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 7, 2026

What I believe we should do, what I have urged President Trump repeatedly, what I've urged Israel to do repeatedly, is arm the protesters, give them the guns, to let them overthrow their own government so that it's not American boots on…

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 7, 2026

I think our objective should be regime collapse.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Aug 7, 2026

The encirclement and systematic crippling of resources in el-Obeid increasingly parallels el-Fasher.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Aug 7, 2026

While we welcome the State Department's expression of concern about the escalating situation in el-Obeid, words are not enough.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Aug 7, 2026

We can't afford to wait months and months to learn lessons that could save lives right now.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 6, 2026

If you don’t have staff, people working with you in the same mindset, it’s better to find somebody that does.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 6, 2026

Next step would be (that) we’ll find a replacement for Andy, and nothing else to announce there other than I was disappointed that he didn’t take on affordability and holding utilities accountable.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 6, 2026

I have been clear (that) affordability is my top priority for Hoosiers. As families and businesses continue to feel the pressure of rising costs, it’s essential that we have leaders who will be ratepayer conscience.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Aug 6, 2026

We’ve got to get a bill, if we want to pass a farm bill, that’s something that can pass the House and be signed into law by the president.

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Jon Husted
@jonhusted· OH· Aug 6, 2026

I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter.

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Ben Ray Luján
@benraylujn· Democratic · NM· Aug 6, 2026

Chairman Carr’s move to get rid of the ownership cap is a move to circumvent Congress’s authority and further consolidate media power in the hands of a handful of massive broadcast conglomerates,

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Michael Bennet
@michaelbennet· Democratic · CO· Aug 6, 2026

If you are interested in, and I’m sure everybody here is, in creating a set of incentives that actually will lead to better results, that will allow us to attack fraud and abuse and waste in these systems, that is not the system that we…

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Martin Heinrich
@martinheinrich· Democratic · NM· Aug 6, 2026

Back off. The Chama Watershed belongs to the acequia parciantes, Tribal communities, ranchers, and rural families who care for and depend on this landscape and its water — not a foreign mining company looking to exploit it for profit.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Aug 6, 2026

It’s not just about the time, it’s about the equal footing.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Aug 6, 2026

We can’t have a partisan deal on the floor of the United States Senate, or we don’t get anything done for the family farmers.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Aug 6, 2026

This is really not about SNAP recipients, this is about allowing states to continue making error rates that are unimaginable.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Aug 6, 2026

Should this legislation be defeated today, current law will remain in effect, and states who poorly administer SNAP programs will begin to pay for the portion of the benefit cost next year.

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Stephen Miller
@stephenmiller· Nullifier · SC· Aug 6, 2026

If you’re telling a consular officer you’re here as a tourist, but your true purpose and intent is to go to a baby mill and give birth and try to mint an American citizen while you’re here, then you’re committing fraud against the American…

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 6, 2026

That could mean billionaires buying more local TV stations to raise prices and control more of what you watch.

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