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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

Congress has to be the adult in the room. We refuse to do that.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

I think history vindicated someone like [former Sens. Kyrsten] Sinema [I–Ariz.] and [Joe] Manchin [I–W.Va.] to stand for that.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

I absolutely support Zyn and those things as long as it's safe. I think that's important. That's a choice that every American of legal age deserves to have and to participate in a way that doesn't turn them into a criminal.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

I was the only Democrat that said that's dumb and terrible. Why would you shut down our entire government because we aren't able to win enough elections to make the kind of changes that we all want to?

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

Without a doubt, the national debt is a ticking bomb.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

My views really haven't changed. What's really changed is the party.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

Absolutely, Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2026

I basically think people who are 80 and above really should not be, uh, running the world or running the country.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 11, 2026

ICE will continue to arrest and remove these public safety threats from our communities.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Jul 11, 2026

(Sen.) Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to everyone that donated to that train wreck of a campaign.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Jul 11, 2026

At the stroke of midnight, a huge bipartisan bill to lower housing costs became law without the President's signature. Why did President Trump sit on the landmark housing bill for more than 2 weeks? Maybe because there was nothing in it…

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Jul 10, 2026

Trauma two was FEMA never giving you an answer on what the hell is going on.

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Kelly Ayotte
@kellyayotte· Republican · NH· Jul 10, 2026

We need more childcare, so we’re going to have to [continue] to think creatively to make sure that whatever we’re doing that is working, that we do more of it.

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Kelly Ayotte
@kellyayotte· Republican · NH· Jul 10, 2026

I think you can expect that in my next biennial budget, we’re going to have expansion of those opportunities as it relates not only to child care but other workforce areas I think we can expand.

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Jul 10, 2026

It’s just shocking to see the people that are in the Democrat Party that are the voice now of the Democrat Party — these are radical Marxists and they’re certainly left of socialism.

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Tammy Duckworth
@tammyduckworth· Democratic · IL· Jul 10, 2026

I called for his resignation then, and I strongly oppose his run for Senate now.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Jul 10, 2026

My bill America's Children Act fixes the documented dreamer problem by prioritizing the children of legal immigrants for permanent status.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Jul 10, 2026

This bill modernizes an outdated $150 million threshold and ties it to inflation so smaller funds can direct resources toward supporting local job-creating investments.

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Todd Young
@toddyoung· Republican · IN· Jul 10, 2026

Quantum technologies promise to dramatically transform every industry and sector of our economy and revolutionize our technological capabilities.

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Shelley Moore Capito
@shelleymoorecapito· Republican · WV· Jul 10, 2026

What started as an ambitious idea has grown into a thriving, woman-run manufacturing business that is creating jobs, revitalizing a former industrial site, and producing an innovative product right here in Marion County.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Jul 10, 2026

My hope for this anniversary is that we all take the time to reflect on the long and complex history of this nation, which includes the stories of every single American.

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