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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 5, 2025

They only reinforce it. This was an election all about the high cost of things, very clearly, and it just increases the resolve that we need to bring costs down for our constituents.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 5, 2025

They’ll leave out the hard truths: Chuck Schumer and the Democratic establishment are losing relevance, AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby have become toxic forces in Democratic politics, voters are fed up with the gerontocracy and political corruption, and a united grassroots movement built on a working-class agenda can—and will—beat the billionaire-backed status quo.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2025

We told the president we've been asking for a meeting for weeks and even months, but now the election results ought to send a much needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2025

It is time to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to bring this Republican shutdown to an end.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Nov 5, 2025

protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 5, 2025

If he wins, the message goes all over this country: You can stand up to the oligarchs, we can start electing members of Congress and mayors and governors who stand with the working class.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Nov 5, 2025

Millions of Americans are struggling to put food on the table — a harsh reality that President Trump has abjectly failed to recognize, and Republicans have made worse by refusing to work with Democrats on reopening the government and providing access to health care.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 5, 2025

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2025

The election results ought to send a much-needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis and his shutdown, which he admits hurt him badly in the election.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Nov 5, 2025

Obamacare has become the 'Unaffordable Care Act.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Nov 2, 2025

We're fighting for you. And so, we're gonna keep working and keep making sure that we deliver solutions.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Nov 2, 2025

Our economy loses $122 billion a year because of affordability or accessibility of child care.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 2, 2025

The Republicans, who are running Congress right now, they're not even pretending to solve – try to solve the problem. They're not even going to work.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

This document needs to be shared with every member of the Senate this week, so that as we get into this discussion about war powers, we've got the basis of how the administration is claiming that it's legal.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Let's spread the word, because again, getting this done in the statute is one thing.

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