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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Oct 10, 2025

It’s time for them to get a backbone.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Oct 10, 2025

This is nothing new, and no one should be intimidated by these crooks.

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Ruben Gallego
@rubengallego· Democratic · AZ· Oct 10, 2025

It is a failure on Thune and Johnson, not necessarily because they‘re shutting down, but also they just didn‘t even bring it up to their membership.

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Patty Murray
@pattymurray· Democratic · WA· Oct 10, 2025

The shutdown does not give Trump or Vought new, special powers to lay off workers.

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Oct 10, 2025

They're essentially health care middlemen that are in the business of red tape, and they profit when Americans don't get health care.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Oct 10, 2025

It is inexplicable that President Trump is propping up a foreign government, while he shuts down our own.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Oct 9, 2025

It’s a very important issue. Nobody wants to see anybody in the military, anybody working for the government — people are struggling. Everybody knows that.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Oct 9, 2025

Evyatar is 24-years-old. He loves playing guitar, he loves his family, he loves life.

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Oct 9, 2025

I come from a military state. Our service members are the best among us. They deserve to be paid, and working people deserve their health care. It’s not either or. It’s both hands.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Oct 9, 2025

We are in ridiculously abnormal times.

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John Fetterman
@johnfetterman· Democratic · PA· Oct 9, 2025

I think the whole point of having a Nobel Peace Prize is for ending wars and promoting peace.

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Eric Schmitt
@ericschmitt· Republican · MO· Oct 9, 2025

He couldn’t even utter Trump’s name.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Oct 9, 2025

It is inexplicable that President Trump is propping up a foreign government, while he shuts down our own.

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Tammy Baldwin
@tammybaldwin· Democratic · WI· Oct 9, 2025

Right now, it is the critical issue facing our country.

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Barack Obama
@barackobama· Democratic · IL· Oct 9, 2025

After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be reunited…

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