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On the recordNovember 4, 2021
when we looked at the news this morning and we saw the evening news last night, when we tune in to the cable channels and we hear the radio, we see the astounding news of the voices of the voters on Tuesday of this week not just in Virginia and not just in New Jersey, but in the State of New York and throughout the Midwest and on over to the west coast. The American people sent a strong message of disapproval to the Biden administration this week, and I hope our Democratic friends and the Biden administration will heed the message of the voters. I normally don't bring the New York Times to the floor and quote it with approval, but it says here in the New York Times this morning: ``Bruised at Polls, Democrats Look at Their Missteps.'' I hope that is true. I hope our Democratic colleagues and our friends in the Biden administration are looking at their missteps because they are many and they have been harmful. The Washington Post this morning, November 4, said: ``A sharp turn looms in Virginia.'' Yes, Virginia went from the three constitutional statewide offices all being held by Democrats to a Republican sweep, not only there but in the State General Assembly. But then I see this other headline at the top of the page: ``Democrats race ahead on fiscal proposals.'' Presumably, our Democrat friends are not hearing the message that the American people in State after State after State sent just Tuesday of this week.…
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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