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Rashida Tlaib
@rashidatlaib· Democratic · MI· Feb 11, 2025

If our government has endless money to bomb people, they have money for clean air and water, guaranteeing healthcare as a human right, and making sure no child goes hungry.

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Summer Lee
@summerlee· Democratic · PA· Feb 11, 2025

The people want a more efficient government, quality healthcare, housing costs that don't skyrocket, and affordable eggs and groceries—not a bloated military budget that doesn't make us any safer.

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Ilhan Omar
@ilhanomar· Democratic · MN· Feb 11, 2025

So let me get this straight, he wants contracts for cancer research cancelled but says let[’s] keep contracts for his company SpaceX to do research.

truthout.org
Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 11, 2025

Although Mr. Patel is President Trump’s nominee to be FBI Director, he is still a private citizen with no role in government.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 11, 2025

I have received highly credible information from multiple sources that Kash Patel has been personally directing the ongoing purge of career civil servants at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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

Yes, I have a plan, and it’s already the law. The CFPB cannot be shut down by Elon Musk.

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

What Musk has done is illegal. The CFPB was created by Congress, and Congress—not Elon Musk, not Donald Trump—is the only one that can shut it down.

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Donald Trump
@donaldtrump· Republican · FL· Feb 11, 2025

If the White House thought there was a lack of transparency or a conflict of interest, we would not let him do that segment or look in that area.

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Mitch McConnell
@mitchmcconnell· Republican · KY· Feb 11, 2025

I hope she rises to the immense responsibilities of her office.

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Susan Collins
@susancollins· Republican · ME· Feb 11, 2025

If there are impoundments, I believe it will end up in court, and my hope is the court will rule in favor of the 1974 Impoundment and Budget Control Act

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Ayanna Pressley
@ayannapressley· Democratic · MA· Feb 11, 2025

Our government, regardless of who occupies the Oval Office, has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on Black communities.

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Ayanna Pressley
@ayannapressley· Democratic · MA· Feb 11, 2025

We have a hostile administration working actively to roll back decades of progress and more recent progress when it comes to our civil rights.

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Jasmine Crockett
@jasminecrockett· Democratic · TX· Feb 11, 2025

Trump is offering a fake 'buyout' to federal workers with no guarantee he won't screw them the minute they accept.

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Dick Durbin
@dickdurbin· Democratic · IL· Feb 10, 2025

It is unacceptable for a nominee with no current role in government, much less at the FBI, to personally direct unjustified and potentially illegal adverse employment actions against senior career FBI leadership and other dedicated…

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