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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 6, 2026

What you know as well as I do is that the right wing, that’s their job, right? They will take what one person said and put, you know, $80bn of TV ads on it and make the claim every Democrat supports that.

theguardian.com
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 6, 2026

Settlers can use violent and deadly force with impunity against Palestinians and Americans while seizing land … and no one will face consequences.

theguardian.com
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 6, 2026

Ending sanctions against those individuals and entities associated with West Bank extremism sent a clear message.

theguardian.com
Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Aug 6, 2026

In practice, violent settlers and the [Benjamin] Netanyahu government have proceeded to rapidly extend Israeli control over civilian populations in the region.

theguardian.com
Jeff Merkley
@jeffmerkley· Democratic · OR· Aug 6, 2026

As the United States faces yet another record-breaking fire season this year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) cannot allow these prediction markets to offer unrestricted betting on wildfires.

theguardian.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

This is only going to deter other scientific experts from public service.

theguardian.com
Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 6, 2026

What Abdul did last night is pull off, in a sense, the biggest upset in the history of modern politics.

washingtonexaminer.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

He has to make those kinds of decisions as to how he approaches his campaign in the general.

washingtonexaminer.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

I'm not on the ballot, so I don't have to make those kinds of statements.

foxnews.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

Michigan is a very diverse state, and if you recall, Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton many years ago in a primary in Michigan, so this is nothing new.

foxnews.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

And in the end, that's why he will prevail.

foxnews.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Aug 6, 2026

I think if you look at the issues broadly, the differences between Abdul El-Sayed and Rogers when it comes to fighting for families in Michigan, it's pretty broad.

foxnews.com
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 6, 2026

Because their campaign is now openly embracing terrorist organizations waging war on America.

foxnews.com
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 6, 2026

The American people should ask themselves why not a single member of the minority decided that a hearing on terrorism was worth their time?

foxnews.com
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 6, 2026

You may notice that there are empty chairs on the Democrat side of the dais.

foxnews.com
Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 6, 2026

Illegal aliens are pushing out and crowding out people that are disabled, American taxpayers that are disabled, elderly that are disabled.

foxnews.com
Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 6, 2026

You can count these illegal aliens for the purpose of allocating congressional districts.

foxnews.com
Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 6, 2026

What the Biden administration did, they were creating incentives for people to come here illegally.

foxnews.com
Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 6, 2026

They're using American taxpayer dollars to jump to the front of the line while putting Americans at the back of the lines. It's got to stop.

foxnews.com
Bill Hagerty
@billhagerty· Republican · TN· Aug 6, 2026

[Illegal immigrants] have been allowed to participate in federally subsidized housing programs.

foxnews.com
Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Aug 6, 2026

It’s a good legal discussion, and we will make those legal points to DOJ in sending the referral over.

foxnews.com