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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 30, 2025

She’s becoming a bigger and bigger star every day.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 30, 2025

We'll straighten that one out probably next.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

The reality is that Secretary Kennedy has profited from and built a career on sowing mistrust in vaccines.

motherjones.com
Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 30, 2025

There’s nothing in the law that says that.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 30, 2025

Any effort to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval is a clear violation of the law.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2025

America is staring down next month's government funding deadline on September 30. It's clear neither Trump nor congressional Republicans have any plan to avoid a painful and entirely unnecessary shutdown.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 30, 2025

A ballroom in the White House will be used by presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, and it’s being funded without a penny of taxpayer money.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Aug 30, 2025

By keeping Robert Kennedy in charge of HHS, Trump is doubling down on his own failure.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

America's healthcare system is already dysfunctional and wildly expensive, and yet the Trump administration will be throwing an estimated 15 million people off their health insurance.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

Secretary Kennedy is putting Americans' lives in danger, and he must resign.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

It is absurd to have to say this in 2025, but vaccines are safe and effective.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Aug 30, 2025

Mr. Kennedy and the rest of the Trump administration tell us, over and over, that they want to Make America Healthy Again.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 30, 2025

Under the US Constitution, Congress has the power of the purse, and the Government Accountability Office has concluded that this type of rescission is unlawful and not permitted by the Impoundment Control Act.

commondreams.org
Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Aug 30, 2025

This is an apparent attempt to rescind appropriated funds without congressional approval.

thehill.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Aug 29, 2025

Accountability is not cruelty — it is justice.

nypost.com
Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Aug 29, 2025

Since January, we’ve saved the taxpayers tens of billions of dollars.

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