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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 4, 2026

Re-industrialization, that 21st century industrial activity is going to look different than it did in the 20th century.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 4, 2026

We are suddenly, as a nation, dangerously dependent – dangerously dependent – on other nations for all sorts of things that we need, not simply for our economic vibrancy but, in many cases, for our national security and our very survival…

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Sep 4, 2026

We lost our ability and our capacity to make things, and not just big things – not just the kinds of big machinery and things that we normally identify with industry – but even some of the most basic components that are necessary, that…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2026

Vote-by-mail is safe and secure. Trump himself voted by mail just last month. He knows he’s failing the American people, so he’s doing everything he can to rig the midterms.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Sep 4, 2026

The whistleblower’s allegations make clear that USPS lacks the technical or operational capability needed to effectively implement the EO’s provisions in a way that safeguards every citizen’s right to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Sep 4, 2026

We cannot allow this administration to shred patients’ hopes of new, lifesaving cures and treatments so that President Trump and Secretary Hegseth can secretively fund their own priorities in defiance of Congress.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Sep 4, 2026

Organizations should never face IRS scrutiny because political officials disapprove of their views.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Sep 4, 2026

As if canceling lifesaving medical research and clinical trials and firing cancer researchers en masse were not bad enough, the Trump administration is now trying to rob NIH of billions of dollars that Congress provided for medical…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 4, 2026

The leaders of the major AI companies publicly acknowledge that they do not fully understand the technology and that it is escaping their control. It is irresponsible for society to allow them to move forward and make these products even…

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 4, 2026

“JD negotiated the MOU with Iran. That was a terrible deal,”

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 4, 2026

“It’s no secret I want to be president,”

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2026

“Americans are fed up with Trump, his failed war, and his rising costs. But instead of facing the voters, Trump is trying to make it harder for them to vote and hold him accountable for his horrific agenda.”

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 4, 2026

Chuck Schumer said the president was “[attempting] to destroy the integrity of our elections” with the move.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Sep 4, 2026

Going forward, we’re in the midst of a debate about who our party is and what we believe, and I think economically we’ve got to debate, ‘Are we a small-government, free-market conservative party? Are we a big-government, nanny-state party?

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Sep 4, 2026

I’m investigating Flock cameras to determine WHO has access to hundreds of millions of Americans’ data - and what they’re doing with it.

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Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Sep 4, 2026

The answer to the presence of illegal aliens is NOT to 'train them' and allow them on our roads to wreak havoc. The answer is to DEPORT them!

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Bernie Moreno
@berniemoreno· OH· Sep 4, 2026

My office has learned that an illegal alien granted a drivers license by the state of Connecticut killed a 29 year old Ohioan in a reckless driving accident.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Sep 4, 2026

I would love to see Pete Hegseth fired because he's incompetent and doing a horrible job.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Sep 4, 2026

He is intimidated by competence and retreats to ginning up culture wars instead of soberly attending to the vital work of our national defense and the health and well-being of our fighting force.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Sep 4, 2026

I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Sep 4, 2026

If we had a @SecWar who maintained the same priorities and forward-thinking, he would be fighting to retain talented leaders like Dan and the many flag officers he has forced into retirement.

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Thom Tillis
@thomtillis· Republican · NC· Sep 4, 2026

I urge the President to find a new leader at the Pentagon who will retain and empower our military talent rather than diminish it.

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