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Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Aug 3, 2026

If there are any basic standards of character required to hold elected office, Max Miller fails them.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Aug 3, 2026

Despite comments as late as yesterday that the fund is dead, President Trump clearly intends to resurrect the payout pot for punks either by inappropriately establishing another bogus fund or pushing Congress to vote for a bill that the…

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

I think we have a chance we could win back control of the Senate.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

I mean, not these latest plans. And I think what we're seeing here is a president who has an approach to this that's just rather erratic.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

But because of the horrible job that Donald Trump has done for the American people, I think we have a chance we could win back control of the Senate.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

He's trying to get us back to February. And I think, if he could, he would – if he had a big reset button he could hit, he would certainly take that option.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

The people of this country right now are sick and tired of establishment politics and establishment policies. They want change and I and other progressives are going to do everything that we can to bring about those changes.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

Platner ran a very strong campaign, and in fact, many of the issues that he’s raised are resonating all over this country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

As a result of those accusations, I and virtually all of his supporters requested that he withdraw from the race, and he did.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

Fetterman does his thing, I think on Israel and many other issues, is way out of touch with the people of America.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

Well, my response to Fetterman is last time I saw it, he was reflecting the views of about 19% of the Democrats in the state of Pennsylvania, I think probably lower than any other member of the Democratic Senate.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 2, 2026

2028 fantasy football is a distraction from the urgent task at hand: midterm victory.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 2, 2026

I have zero interest in running for president in 2028.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

I can't speak for everybody, but, for me, they will.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

This president is historically unpopular for a midterm president, and he's not meeting the needs of the American people.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

This is irresponsible. And now they want a blank check.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

Hey, we've got 18 dead Americans. Prices have skyrocketed across the country for the American people.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Aug 2, 2026

I think what we're seeing here is a president who has an approach to this that's just rather erratic.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 2, 2026

We are in a strategic competition with China to lead the world on AI, and winning that race requires massive capital investment to build the networks that will power tomorrow’s AI applications,

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 2, 2026

These consent decrees and settlement agreements should be re-evaluated in light of the current and future need for energy to power existing demand as well as future economic development in Indiana.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 2, 2026

Gov. Braun has long been an advocate for transparency. That is why this week he has directed one full-time legal staff member and one full-time administrative staff member moved from the Governor’s office to work on the PAC staff until the…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 2, 2026

I think what the overwhelming majority of the American people want us to do is finally stand up for them, not just the drug companies and the health care industry and the fossil fuel industry.

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