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

We've been trying for months and months to sit down with them and have a serious conversation addressing America's healthcare needs, and they've refused and refused and refused.

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

Look, Johnson’s not serious about this. He sent all his congressmen home last week and home this week.

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

It's a Republican shutdown because they've refused to talk with us.

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

The American people are hearing what's happening, and they are demanding that we address this crisis.

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

You know, they don't want to, Johnson doesn't want to discuss the real issue, the health care crisis facing the American people.

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

Well, look, there's a lot of difference between now and then.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 5, 2025

Well, look, I mean, the ideal outcome here is, you don't have to carry out any counterterror missions because there are no terrorists in Gaza because Gaza is governed by Palestinian technocrats.

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

The American people know that they're in charge — Republican president, Republican Senate, Republican House — that they have a responsibility to govern, which means sit down and talk with us so we can address these needs.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Oct 5, 2025

It's going to require a lot of work and a lot of international support, and that's the end goal here of this entire endeavor after you get the hostages out.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Oct 4, 2025

If you’re an American citizen and you’ve been to the hospital in the last few years, you’ve probably noticed that wait times are especially large and very often somebody who’s there in the ER is an illegal alien.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Oct 4, 2025

because we won’t give billions of dollars to health care funding for illegal aliens.

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Jeanne Shaheen
@jeanneshaheen· Democratic · NH· Oct 4, 2025

I think it’s important, and it’s a message to not only our Republican colleagues, but to the White House.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Oct 4, 2025

to keep the government open and to prevent massive increases to Georgians’ health insurance premiums next year.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Oct 4, 2025

work with us to find a bipartisan path forward and to prevent a massive increase in health insurance premiums for Georgia families.

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Mark Warner
@markwarner· Democratic · VA· Oct 4, 2025

the comments attributed to Jay Jones are appalling, unacceptable, and inconsistent with the person I’ve known.

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Jack Reed
@jackreed· Democratic · RI· Oct 3, 2025

Drug cartels are despicable and must be dealt with by law enforcement.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Oct 3, 2025

We can’t make commitments or promises on the Covid subsidies because that’s not something that we can guarantee that there are the votes there to do.

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