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John Barrasso
@johnbarrasso· Republican · WY· Oct 30, 2025

I worry about the flights of thousands and thousands of people.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Oct 30, 2025

The off ramp is: Let’s get in a room. Let’s get the president actually in a room. Let’s get him to focus on this for more than an hour.

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John Boozman
@johnboozman· Republican · AR· Oct 29, 2025

It will make their lives more difficult. And, you know, the bottom line is, we need to quit holding these people hostage.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Oct 29, 2025

Trump needs to change course on his trade war with China now and stop hurting American families, farmers, and businesses.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

On November 1, people in more than 30 states are going to be aghast when they see their bills and they're going to cry out, and I believe there will be increased pressure on Republicans to negotiate with us.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Oct 29, 2025

I think the quickest way to end it is to just open everything up, and then everybody gets paid, and you’re not picking winners and losers or having to explain to this group why you open it up for this group.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

And it's a pretext that's just being used to pour more and more tariffs onto Canada.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Oct 29, 2025

This has reached the point of insanity. Why are Americans having to suffer because of the political games?

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 29, 2025

I don't think you can say that fentanyl is not an emergency vis-a-vis Mexico or China, but it is ridiculous to say that fentanyl is an emergency with respect to Canada.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Oct 29, 2025

I am looking forward to bringing Jack Smith before us.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

But our Republican colleagues don’t seem to be offering anything different than what their leadership has had so far.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 29, 2025

Starving children will put pressure on members of Congress? Well, that’s a good moral position.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 29, 2025

He sounds like a human being to me, a human being who made mistakes, recognizes them and is very open about it.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Oct 29, 2025

Contrary to what Smith has said publicly, this was a fishing expedition.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

Just weeks ago, Trump’s own US Department of Agriculture confirmed in writing that contingency funds — about $6 billion in emergency reserves — were ‘available to fund participant benefits,'

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Roger Wicker
@rogerwicker· Republican · MS· Oct 29, 2025

This decision … sends the wrong signal to Russia at the very moment President Trump is applying pressure to force Vladimir Putin to come to the table to achieve a lasting peace in Ukraine.

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