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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 11, 2025

That’s what these folks try to do, they try to scare you into inaction.

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Mark Kelly
@markkelly· Democratic · AZ· Sep 11, 2025

Political violence is never the answer. It divides us.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 11, 2025

This is a time that all Americans should come together and feel and mourn what happened. Violence, which affects so many different people, so many different political persuasions, is an affliction of America.

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Lindsey Graham
@lindseygraham· Republican · SC· Sep 11, 2025

This is what terrorists do. They rape, they murder, they kidnap.

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Mike Lee
@mikelee· Republican · UT· Sep 11, 2025

I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle can come together to condemn this cowardly act of political violence, and honor this champion for free speech and truth who inspired so many of his fellow Americans.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 11, 2025

This is a sad, regrettable day for the Senate.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Sep 11, 2025

If they’re really serious about wanting to negotiate peace or come back to the table again, then this has got to happen, or we will be setting and the world will be setting a horrible precedent.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Sep 11, 2025

You ran a good race, my friend. We’ve got it from here.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Sep 11, 2025

The violent abduction of these children is a crime against humanity. Vladimir Putin is a war criminal.

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J.D. Vance
@jdvance· Republican · OH· Sep 11, 2025

He had other plans. And now that Charlie is in heaven, I’ll ask him to talk to big man directly on behalf of his family, his friends, and the country he loved so dearly.

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Richard Blumenthal
@richardblumenthal· Democratic · CT· Sep 11, 2025

I would just say this measure is no substitute for our sanctions bill, which is also bipartisan, 85 co-sponsors.

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Elizabeth Warren
@elizabethwarren· Democratic · MA· Sep 11, 2025

Right, why don’t you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he has posted, and every ugly word.

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John Thune
@johnthune· Republican · SD· Sep 11, 2025

If they aren't willing to do that, then we'll proceed with the other plan.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Sep 11, 2025

On this issue, we’re totally united. The Republicans have to come to meet with us in a true bipartisan negotiation to satisfy the American people’s needs on healthcare, or they won’t get our votes, plain and simple.

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Rand Paul
@randpaul· Republican · KY· Sep 11, 2025

The recent drone attack on a small speedboat over 2,000 miles from our shore without identification of the occupants or the content of the boat is in no way part of a declared war and defies our longstanding Coast Guard rules of engagement…

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Tim Kaine
@timkaine· Democratic · VA· Sep 11, 2025

We got a colleague, Mark Kelly, whose life was unalterably shaped by political violence. President Trump survived an assassination attempt, and then another assassination plot was foiled. It’s just too common.

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