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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Jul 13, 2026

In fact, it will do the opposite. Taking special education out of the Department of Education and moving it to another department that has next to zero expertise in education programs makes zero sense.

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Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jul 13, 2026

We will do what the law tells us to do. We respect the law in Ohio.

thebulwark.com
Mike DeWine
@mikedewine· Republican · OH· Jul 13, 2026

A lot of great work has been done by a lot [of] good people in Springfield to help them do that.

thebulwark.com
Kirsten Gillibrand
@kirstengillibrand· Democratic · NY· Jul 13, 2026

We cannot let self-dealing destroy an opportunity to strengthen consumer protections, crack down on illicit finance, and expand economic opportunity for the millions of Americans our financial system has left behind.

theintercept.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

I’m not taking a break from the Senate business that matters to you.

rollcall.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

I didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. I don’t have any tumors or hemorrhages.

theguardian.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

My doctors have confirmed that I didn’t break any bones or suffer a concussion.

theguardian.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

I’ve submitted to every test they can think of to help figure out what caused this incident.

theguardian.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

Even in the public eye, I feel that same instinct – I can’t help it.

theguardian.com
Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Jul 13, 2026

We need to have fair elections, and every day, Trump tries to dismember and dismantle the process. Isn’t there anyone on the Republican side willing to stand up for our democratic process? Time will tell.

theguardian.com
Eric Schmitt
@ericschmitt· Republican · MO· Jul 13, 2026

And the money and the energy on the Democrat side right now are these radical leftist communists.

foxnews.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

You’re right to expect your representatives to work hard for you. And part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work.

foxnews.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 13, 2026

Will be ready on day one to fight for Michigan.

foxnews.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

Part of my decision to retire at the end of my term this coming January was being honest about the demands of Senate work.

bbc.co.uk
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time. And on the advice of my doctors, I won't be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet.

bbc.co.uk
John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Jul 13, 2026

There have been huge cuts to the fire service, to the BLM [Bureau of Land Management], there've been cuts everywhere.

cbsnews.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

You're right to expect your representatives to work hard for you.

cbsnews.com
Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Jul 13, 2026

You all know how folks of my generation often hesitate to share the vulnerability that comes with growing older.

cbsnews.com