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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Nov 5, 2025

I wrote the book for many reasons, but primarily to remind us how unprecedented that election was.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Nov 5, 2025

We will address the issue in early December.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Nov 5, 2025

My message is to my Democrat friends; we better find a way to get to the table real fast. Because if you're putting me to a choice between, are people going to eat, or am I going to defend the arcane filibuster rules, I'm going to choose…

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Nov 5, 2025

If you’re putting me personally to that choice, and you’re making me choose, I’m going to choose people.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 5, 2025

We hit a new low, what the administration did in the last 24 hours is corrosive not only to our Democracy but downright dangerous for our national security.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Nov 5, 2025

I don’t know how much more loudly I can say this in this building: This has to end.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Nov 5, 2025

They’ll leave out the hard truths: Chuck Schumer and the Democratic establishment are losing relevance, AIPAC and the pro-Israel lobby have become toxic forces in Democratic politics, voters are fed up with the gerontocracy and political…

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 5, 2025

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Nov 5, 2025

We don’t need to speculate about the dangers to our democracy. We don’t need to wonder about whether vulnerable people are going to be hurt, or ask ourselves how much more coarse and mean our culture can become. We’ve witnessed it…

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Nov 5, 2025

protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2025

It is time to sit down and negotiate with Democrats to bring this Republican shutdown to an end.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Nov 5, 2025

We got members on both sides who are continuing to dialogue.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Nov 5, 2025

Nobody wants to invest because they don’t know what the president’s going to do tomorrow.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Nov 5, 2025

We told the president we've been asking for a meeting for weeks and even months, but now the election results ought to send a much needed bolt of lightning to Donald Trump that he should meet with us to end this crisis.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Nov 5, 2025

I choose not just to stay in the Senate. I choose to stay in this fight because the Constitution is worth fighting for. Our fundamental rights are worth fighting for. Our core values are worth fighting for. The American dream is worth…

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