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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Sep 17, 2025

That is an accomplishment to make America healthy again, and we should stand up and salute the people that made that decision because there's people who would otherwise be dead if those mothers were not given that option to have their…

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Deb Fischer
@debfischer· Sep 17, 2025

So we’re trying to say, yes, you can keep working, providing for your family, and still be able to have good quality child care and make a decision that fits your family needs.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2025

There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, the central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 17, 2025

That statement is false. What you just said is false. What you just said is false, Kaitlan.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2025

Those are all topics that we have to be able to discuss honestly and forthrightly, while we still insist that in that process of debate, we respect other people's right to say things that we profoundly disagree with.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Sep 17, 2025

There's been some confusion, I think, around this lately, and frankly, coming from the White House and some of the other positions of authority that suggest, even before we had determined who the perpetrator of this evil act was, that…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

They’d like to see if they could get a little bit better deal. So, we’ll talk to them.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

We’ve made a deal, and it’s a great deal, and I’m into helping them.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

But the only way you can end the conflict and bring sustainable peace is by addressing some of the root causes.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

We welcome the US President Trump administration’s willingness to end that conflict.

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Ed Markey
@edmarkey· Democratic · MA· Sep 17, 2025

The concern is Robert F Kennedy [Jr.] is going to make America sicker again.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

They want to see if they can refine the trade deal a little bit.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Sep 17, 2025

You got over the qualifications bar easily, but my worries about the direction of HHS made me question you very significantly on your backbone, a trait that is not in long supply in this town. And then when I voted against your…

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Sep 17, 2025

so radiant, so healthy and so beautiful

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Sep 17, 2025

Again, no concern about your qualifications. I had concern about your backbone, and I was wrong, and I apologize to you for being wrong.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 17, 2025

Of course we know. Come on.

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