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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Nov 5, 2026Verified

When it comes to even the transparency, that evidently is engulfed in our own code, that might be worthy of a legislator looking at.

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Charles E. Schumer
@charleseschumer· NY· Nov 5, 2026

But I will promise the American people: The Democratic Party will fight to make your life more affordable, your government more competent, your capital less corrupt, bill by bill, brick by brick, for as long as it takes for you to feel the…

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Charles E. Schumer
@charleseschumer· NY· Nov 5, 2026

Our majority will be measured against one test and one test only: Have we made your life better?

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Charles E. Schumer
@charleseschumer· NY· Nov 5, 2026

The most important lesson of this whole election, and one we all need to internalize if we’re going to truly build a durable majority, is populism and moderation are not mutually exclusive.

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Tommy Tuberville
@tommytuberville· Republican · AL· Nov 5, 2026

Alabama Governor: Sen. Tommy Tuberville, a Republican, decided to run for governor instead of the Senate again, and he won with 52 percent of the vote.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Nov 5, 2026

New Jersey Senate: Incumbent Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat, is now much more well-known as a senator than he was as a Stanford tight end, but just to cover our bases, he won reelection with 62 percent of the vote.

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Pete Ricketts
@petericketts· NE· Nov 5, 2026

Nebraska Senate: Incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts, a Republican, won with 50 percent of the vote.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

We’re going to end the Iran war. We have some Republicans already who’ve joined us in ending the war

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Peter Welch
@peterwelch· Democratic · VT· Nov 5, 2026

We can't force the president to sign the legislation we put on his desk, but we can pass it in good faith. And then if he signs it, great. America wins.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Nov 5, 2026

There’s definitely a response that people are having to the abuse of ICE, you see that whether that’s in Texas or Florida where Latinos switched strongly back," Sen. Ruben Gallego told me on election night.

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Sherrod Brown
@sherrodbrown· Democratic · OH· Nov 5, 2026

I do not work for the utility companies. I do not work for data centers. I do not work for Wall Street. I work for you; I work for Ohio.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 5, 2026

Working people have been screwed for way too long, and we need to unrig an economy that’s been built to serve billionaires and big corporations,” Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said.

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John Hickenlooper
@johnhickenlooper· Democratic · CO· Nov 5, 2026Verified

They want the misery of one person to be known by others. It's a low-rent form of terrorism to make people so scared they'll self-deport.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2026

We are going to end the war," said Schumer. "We already have some Republicans who have joined us in ending the war. And the Founding Fathers had the power of the purse as one of the ways of deterring a president who does war without the…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 5, 2026

Last night saw some of the greatest progressive victories in modern American history. All across the country, in rural and urban areas, Americans said NO to oligarchy, and YES to an agenda that fights for the working class,

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Nov 5, 2026Verified

It’s not a time for incrementalism. It’s a time to move forward a very bold kitchen table agenda.

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