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Chris Coons
@chriscoons· Democratic · DE· Sep 14, 2025

The brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk... goes to the very heart of what it means to be American.

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John Cornyn
@johncornyn· Republican · TX· Sep 13, 2025

I think we all know that access to health care is important and we take it very seriously.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 13, 2025

Maybe there is something we can do in the middle as a solution.

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Brian Schatz
@brianschatz· Democratic · HI· Sep 13, 2025

What f****** difference does it make if this murderer was left or right. Pull yourself together, read a book, get some exercise, have a whiskey or walk the dog or make some pasta or go fishing or just do anything other than let this algo…

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Josh Hawley
@joshhawley· Republican · MO· Sep 13, 2025

if Congress doesn’t act, some premiums will skyrocket, and not by a little bit. We’re looking at massive increases. People will not be able to afford it.

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Cory Booker
@corybooker· Democratic · NJ· Sep 13, 2025

The greatest terrorist acts we’ve seen since 9/11 are not from foreign terrorists. They’re from home grown Right-wing extremist groups.

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Marsha Blackburn
@marshablackburn· Republican · TN· Sep 13, 2025

No university employee who celebrates the assassination of Charlie Kirk should be trusted to shape the minds of the next generation in the classroom.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 13, 2025

It’s something that, yeah, some of our members are paying attention to.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2025

And I think over the years, the Democratic Party has done a lot of good things in terms of women’s rights, the environment, civil rights, gay rights. But in terms of the needs of the working class, I’m sorry to have to say they have not.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2025

What the American people are saying [is]: Who is standing up for us? Who understands our pain? Who’s going to improve our lives?

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2025

What is so radical about saying we need an economy that works for everybody, not just for Mr. [Elon] Musk and his billionaire friends?

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Chris Murphy
@chrismurphy· Democratic · CT· Sep 13, 2025

Our only opportunity, our only chance to save our democracy is to fight fire with fire right now. We’re at a war right now to save this country, and so you have to be willing to do whatever is necessary in order to save the country.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Sep 13, 2025

This is a pivotal moment in American history. And it is absolutely imperative that we have candidates and elected officials who have the guts to say, ‘No, I don’t want your billionaire campaign contributions. I’m going to stand up for…

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Raphael Warnock
@raphaelwarnock· Democratic · GA· Sep 12, 2025

This is a critical next step in addressing food access and quality for our military; if this program proves effective in boosting food security and improving our military readiness, Congress should move to expand this program nationwide.

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Tommy Tuberville
@tommytuberville· Republican · AL· Sep 12, 2025

You’ve got to have a mandatory sentence after the first time. If somebody goes in the second time — now I’m not talking about speeding or shoplifting something like that, but I’m talking about some kind of sexual crime, some something…

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