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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 18, 2025

I can’t comment on that at this point.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 18, 2025

I trust them in terms of having the confidence that they’ll get as much information out there as possible in a way that protects the rights of the victims.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Nov 18, 2025

Billionaires and giant corporations with business in front of this administration are lining up to dump millions into Trump’s new ballroom — and Trump is showing them where to sign on the dotted line. Americans shouldn’t have to wonder whether President Trump is building a ballroom to facilitate a pay-to-play scheme for political favors. My new bill will put an end to what looks like bribery in plain sight.

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Nov 18, 2025

We’ll see if they send something to the Senate. And if they do, we’ll take a look at that.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Nov 18, 2025

For decades, Larry Summers has demonstrated his attraction to serving the wealthy and well connected, but his willingness to cozy up to a convicted sex offender demonstrates monumentally bad judgment.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Nov 18, 2025

Reporters are going to write headlines that get clicks and get eyeballs. I got a job — it’s representing 31 million Texans.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Nov 18, 2025

If he had so little ability to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein even after all that was publicly known about Epstein’s sex offenses involving underage girls, then Summers cannot be trusted to advise our nation’s politicians, policymakers and institutions — or teach a generation of students at Harvard or anywhere else.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Nov 18, 2025

We empower patients to shop to find the best deal for their dollar that drives competition and that lowers cost.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 18, 2025

Once the House passes the bill to release the Epstein files, I will move for the Senate to immediately take it up and pass it – period.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Nov 18, 2025

The ‘one big, beautiful bill’ you were talking about just a minute ago, I was blessed to write major portions of that bill.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 18, 2025

Republicans have spent months trying to protect Donald Trump and hide what's in the files. Americans are tired of waiting and are demanding to see the truth.

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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Nov 18, 2025

It'll come to the Senate. We'll take a look at it.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 16, 2025

Don’t ask me to assume failure on the effort that we’re undertaking.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 16, 2025

I don’t tell Ro Khanna or AOC or anybody else who you should pick as your House leader, because I got a full-time job being a senator.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 16, 2025

I don’t need to freelance opinions about House leadership.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Nov 16, 2025

I have criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio for paying $7.5 million to the government of Equatorial Guinea.

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