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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Mar 5, 2025

The department had been infiltrated by radical zealots and Marxists who have infiltrated the Federal Department of Education.

newsweek.com
Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Mar 3, 2025

I signed the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill that expanded the federal government's ability to detain people in the country illegally.

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Ro Khanna
@rokhanna· Democratic · CA· Mar 2, 2025

Trump is creating a federal government that is like a private equity firm: cut, cut, cut, ask questions later.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Feb 26, 2025

It was under the federal government’s jurisdiction whether they want to rebuff his entry into the United States.

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Ron DeSantis
@rondesantis· Republican · FL· Feb 26, 2025

Clearly the federal government has jurisdiction whether they want to rebuff his entry into the United States.

newsweek.com
Kristi Noem
@kristinoem· Republican · SD· Feb 25, 2025

The Alien Registration Act says that within 30 days of being in this country illegally, someone must register with the federal government.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Feb 25, 2025

You've got Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the federal government and important services, and there's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority...The actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Feb 23, 2025

You've got Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the federal government and important services, and there's no Article 4 in the Constitution that gives Elon Musk that authority... the actions he's taking are illegal, and we need to shut down this illegal operation.

newsweek.com
Gavin Newsom
@gavinnewsom· Democratic · CA· Feb 22, 2025

Los Angeles is one of the most economically productive places on the globe, but it can only rebound and flourish with support from the federal government as it recovers from this unprecedented disaster.

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William Warren
@williamwarren· Democratic · MA· Feb 16, 2025

software engineers working for Musk seeking to gain access to tax return information have no right to hoover up taxpayer data and send that data back to any other part of the federal government and may be breaking the law if they are doing so.

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Lisa Murkowski
@lisamurkowski· Republican · AK· Feb 14, 2025

Dozens of Alaskans – potentially over 100 in total – are being fired as part of the Trump administration's reduction-in-force order for the federal government.

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Tim Scott
@timscott· Republican · SC· Feb 12, 2025

10% of the resources come from the federal government, and yet 80 to 90% of the rules that suppress performance come from Washington.

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

An unelected shadow government is conducting a hostile takeover of the federal government.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Feb 6, 2025

The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Feb 6, 2025

He’s the chief architect of Project 2025. He is going to make Project 2025 the official policy of the federal government.

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Mark Pocan
@markpocan· Democratic · WI· Feb 5, 2025

No one should have the ability to direct funds towards their personal interest if they are working for the federal government.

truthout.org
Donald Beyer
@donaldbeyer· Democratic · VA· Feb 5, 2025

You tear down the federal government, you also tear down our whole society.

nbcnews.com
Ritchie Torres
@ritchietorres· Democratic · NY· Feb 14, 2024

About 2 years ago, I passed the United States Fire Administration Empowerment Act, which set up a Federal process for investigating the deadliest fires in America.

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