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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Oct 29, 2025

This has reached the point of insanity. Why are Americans having to suffer because of the political games?

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Oct 29, 2025

197 subpoenas were issued by Jack Smith and his team. These subpoenas were issued to 34 individuals and 163 businesses, including financial institutions.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 29, 2025

On November 1, people in more than 30 states are going to be aghast when they see their bills and they're going to cry out, and I believe there will be increased pressure on Republicans to negotiate with us.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Oct 28, 2025

extrajudicial killings ... akin to what China does and Iran does.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

We Democrats have been calling on Republican leaders to sit down with us and negotiate and address this crisis since the summer.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Oct 28, 2025

We are just days away from a healthcare crisis unlike any we’ve ever seen, and Republicans from the Senate to the House to the White House are dithering about.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Oct 28, 2025

Emergencies are like war, famine, tornado. Not liking someone’s tariffs is not an emergency. It’s an abuse of the emergency power. And it’s Congress abdicating their traditional role in taxes.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· AZ· Oct 28, 2025

If this president feels that they’re doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Oct 28, 2025

CZ pleaded guilty to violating the law and I’m calling him out for what he’s plead guilty to.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Oct 28, 2025

Mike Huckabee is a pastor and a patriot who loves America, loves Israel, and loves Jesus. I’m proud to be in his company!

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Oct 28, 2025

Congress hasn’t acted on this issue because of money. It’s because of the power of the tech companies.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Oct 28, 2025

In their race to the bottom, AI companies are pushing treacherous chatbots at kids and looking away when their products cause sexual abuse, or coerce them into self-harm or suicide.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 28, 2025

Tariffs are a tax on American consumers. Tariffs are a tax on American businesses. And they are a tax that is imposed by a single person: Donald J. Trump.

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Oct 28, 2025

AI chatbots pose a serious threat to our kids.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Oct 28, 2025

The point that I made to my Republican colleagues, recognizing that there's a diversity of opinions about it, is that the tariffs give us the ability to put American workers first.

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Oct 28, 2025

So the votes are about tariffs, and they're about the economic destruction of tariffs, but they are also really about, how much will we let a president get away with?

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