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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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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Nov 5, 2025

This is far worse than anything said in a college group chat.

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Catherine Cortez Masto
@catherinecortezmasto· Democratic · NV· Nov 5, 2025

I don't think we should swap the pain of some Americans for others.

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

We all have more power than we think. We just have to use it.

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Mike Rounds
@mikerounds· Republican · SD· Nov 5, 2025

I think there's a lot of us that really think the Senate was designed in the first place to find a long term, stable solution to problems, so we'll listen to what the president has to say.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Nov 5, 2025

Obamacare has become the 'Unaffordable Care Act.

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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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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

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

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 and his shutdown, which he admits hurt him badly in the election.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

I hope it ends it this week. Frankly, I see it from my folks. I was greeting voters yesterday.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Nov 2, 2025

Our economy loses $122 billion a year because of affordability or accessibility of child care.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Get the darn thing open. Deal with the health care cliff. Don't let people go hungry, when we've got money set aside on SNAP.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Let's spread the word, because again, getting this done in the statute is one thing.

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Katie Britt
@katiebritt· Republican · AL· Nov 2, 2025

We're fighting for you. And so, we're gonna keep working and keep making sure that we deliver solutions.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Nov 2, 2025

Get the money out to people in need, sit down with us, get this resolved this week, and let's get everybody back to work.

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