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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Oct 31, 2026Verified

I hope we can move this bill without changes or further delay to put on President Trump's desk as soon as possible.

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Maria Cantwell
@mariacantwell· Democratic · WA· Oct 31, 2026Verified

I support the Northeast Lobsterman Protection Act and extending regulatory relief for Maine lobstermen through 2035.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Oct 31, 2026Verified

I'm glad that Sen. Cantwell is coming to Maine to finally listen to our lobstermen.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Oct 31, 2026Verified

This illegal alien from Guinea was arrested for assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon. Despite these violent charges, New York City sanctuary politicians refused to honor ICE’s detainer and RELEASED him back onto the streets…

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 31, 2026

We welcome and express appreciation for foreign ministers from the US, Japan and South Korea for emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 31, 2026

We have to be able to talk to the Russian side, and one of the ways to do that is to invite him to forums like this, where they're not just hearing from us, but potentially hearing from other countries that are there as well.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 31, 2026

Central Command in the United States has done a phenomenal job of protecting this shipping. And today, the amount of fuel getting through there is comparable with what was coming out before the conflict. But nonetheless, we've had to…

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 31, 2026

Safe passage of vessels in international waters is vital to the livelihood of the world. And we now live in a world where the Iranian regime actively and openly targets commercial vessels.

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Oct 30, 2026Verified

Our universities are more than sports; they’re what’s driving the engine of the Business Council of Alabama. For God’s sake, they’re what’s driving our economy.

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Oct 30, 2026Verified

You cannot do that when that is what you believe. When that is what is near in your heart, but you cannot expect much different from someone who has spent his entire career trash-talking as a football coach.

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Doug Jones
@dougjones· AL· Oct 30, 2026Verified

I’m going to get elected in five days, and then come January we’re going to have a new prison commissioner.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Oct 30, 2026

We could lose Texas. Let me repeat that: We could lose Texas. And by the way, not just the Senate race. We could lose every single statewide race in Texas. That’s how close these numbers are.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Oct 30, 2026

Now, if we hold the majority or even hold [at] 50 and we remain the governing party, I think you have to give [Thune] an awful lot of credit for keeping it together.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Oct 30, 2026

I just don’t see how you could look at what John Thune’s done in the last couple of years in navigating this slight majority in these difficult times with a raucous House that works much less often than we do.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Oct 30, 2026

I don’t think any rational, honest person [could] blame John Thune for any of this.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 30, 2026Verified

“I clearly intend to see this thing well in advance of the time I leave this position.”

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Oct 30, 2026Verified

If you’re a competent Democrat, you’re going to figure out how to communicate to them how it affects their lives.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 30, 2026Verified

The whole country, and frankly people from around the world, are paying attention to what is happening here.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 30, 2026Verified

Any hope of a true, meaningful political opposition rebirthing in Egypt has been shattered by this decision.

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Oct 30, 2026Verified

To the extent that there was any glimmer left of political speech in Egypt, it is gone for one proximate reason: The United States government abandoned the people of Egypt and decided to remove all conditions on our funding.

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