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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 7, 2025

This is a reasonable offer that reopens the government, deals with health care affordability and begins a process of negotiating reforms to the ACA tax credits for the future.

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Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Nov 7, 2025

I’m willing to compromise. But our Republican colleagues have to be willing to compromise, too.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Nov 7, 2025

If my Republican colleagues don't want to sit down and talk about saving 22 million Americans from skyrocketing health care costs, I hope they can at least agree that 750,000 children and their families shouldn't pay the price for…

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 7, 2025

If we choose to get rolled by Donald Trump because the shutdown is hard, I worry that that’s a significant step towards the ultimate unwinding of our democracy.

theatlantic.com
Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 7, 2025

Now, the ball is in Republicans’ court. We need Republicans to just say yes.

theguardian.com
John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 7, 2025

Will the far left not be satisfied until federal workers and military families are getting their Thanksgiving dinner from a food bank?

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 7, 2025

we’re going to give them a chance to vote later today on paying people who are working

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 7, 2025

the pain this shutdown has caused is only getting worse

latimes.com
Hillary Clinton
@hillaryclinton· Democratic · NY· Nov 7, 2025

the Supreme Court will do to gay marriage what it did to abortion.

nytimes.com
Gary Peters
@garypeters· Democratic · MI· Nov 7, 2025

We have to make sure we have a deal that we can get broad support for.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Nov 7, 2025

important lessons, such as focus on shifting economic power, and that the elites have little idea what’s actually mainstream.

theatlantic.com