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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 19, 2026

We will not tolerate its assault on state sovereignty.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Aug 19, 2026

He’s very clearly laying the breadcrumbs to be able to say the day after the election that he didn’t really lose the House or he didn’t really lose the Senate.

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Elissa Slotkin
@elissaslotkin· Democratic · MI· Aug 19, 2026

I’d ask you to confirm a simple statement: the Department of Defense will not send Federal troops to the polls or to seize election materials of any kind.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 19, 2026

We are only responding if attacked first.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 19, 2026

This is not an offensive operation, this is a defensive operation.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Aug 19, 2026

The time's come for Iran to make a sensible choice.

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Mike Braun
@mikebraun· Republican · IN· Aug 18, 2026

I made a commitment that we would provide gas tax relief to Hoosiers without leaving our local communities to foot the bill.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 18, 2026

We look forward to working on a bipartisan bill that will speed infrastructure development, lower energy costs, and create good-paying jobs.

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Sheldon Whitehouse
@sheldonwhitehouse· Democratic · RI· Aug 18, 2026

After discussions with our colleagues, we have decided to reopen negotiations on permitting reform. We are hopeful that recent developments are indicative of a positive direction from the Trump administration.

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Jon Ossoff
@jonossoff· Democratic · GA· Aug 18, 2026

Well, I’ve heard this particular aide referred to as his security blanket. And I think we could say that about any number of the senior aides in the White House. They’re not telling him what he needs to hear. They’re telling him what he…

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Ron Wyden
@ronwyden· Democratic · OR· Aug 18, 2026

Extremely dangerous to give Trump massive new tariff powers, particularly after we've seen the disastrous impacts of his corrupt, chaotic, and inflationary tariff spree,

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

The pundits can sit back and do whatever they do.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

I worry that the Taliban has not complied with what we know to be the appropriate treatment and the right treatment of girls and women.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

Voting rights lead to every other right, every other right. And so we need to prioritize it as a nation.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

You don't give up. That's how we do it. We don't give up. That's how.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

We have the power today to have an impact on tomorrow, and we can't shortchange the significance of that.

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Kamala Harris
@kamalaharris· Democratic · CA· Aug 18, 2026

I'm not giving up. The president's not giving up, and, frankly, the stakes are too high.

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Ted Cruz
@tedcruz· Republican · TX· Aug 18, 2026

The greatest risk facing college athletics today is not any single controversy, court decision, or headline. The greatest threat to college sports is inaction.

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John Hoeven
@johnhoeven· Republican · ND· Aug 18, 2026

The Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2026 will help ensure that dangerous illegal immigrants remain in custody while their immigration proceedings are pending, strengthening public safety, supporting law enforcement and helping keep North…

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Roger Marshall
@rogermarshall· Republican · KS· Aug 18, 2026

The federal government’s first responsibility is protecting the American people. Criminal illegal aliens who have been ordered removed should never be released into our communities because of a court-created loophole.

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Kevin Cramer
@kevincramer· Republican · ND· Aug 18, 2026

People who are in the United States illegally and have removal orders shouldn’t be released simply because their home country refuses to take them back.

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