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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

I urge everyone, everyone, please, don't make assumptions about his motives or his affiliations. Let the FBI do their job and their partner agencies do their job.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

There is no place in America for this kind of violence. It’s sick. It’s sick. Everybody, everybody, must condemn it.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

Look, there is no place in America for this kind of violence. It's sick. It's sick. It's one of the reasons why we have to unite this country. We cannot allow for this to be happening. We cannot be like this. We cannot condone this.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

It cannot be tolerated. This has to end.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

I've said it many times that the choice in this -- we make in this election is going to shape the future of America and the world for decades to come.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

Here in America, we need to get out of our silos, where we only listen to those with whom we agree, where misinformation is rampant, where foreign actors fan the flames of our division to shape the outcomes consistent with their interests…

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

There is no place in America for this kind of violence or for any violence ever. Period. No exceptions. We can't allow this violence to be normalized.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

But in America, we resolve our differences at the battle box. You know, that's how we do it, at the ballot box, not with bullets.

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Joe Biden
@joebiden· Democratic · DE· Jul 13, 2024

My fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about the need for us to lower the temperature in our politics, and to remember, while we may disagree, we are not enemies. We're neighbors. We're friends, coworkers, citizens. And most…

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jul 13, 2024

Today is not just some isolated incident. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted…

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jul 11, 2024

The family is the bedrock of American society, and we need to protect it at all costs.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jul 11, 2024

We need a foreign policy that serves American interests, not the interests of the global elite.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jul 11, 2024

We need leaders who are willing to fight for the American people, not sell them out to the highest bidder.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Jul 11, 2024

The media elites have been lying to us for too long, and it's time we hold them accountable.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Jul 11, 2024

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Lujan). Without objection, it is so ordered. Unanimous Consent Request--H.R. 8369

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Jul 11, 2024

Mr. President, I rise at a time of widespread and acute peril for the national security of the United States and for America's allies. Led by China, our enemies and our adversaries--Russia, Iran, North Korea--are actively cooperating to…

Congressional Record · 2024-07-11