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Josh Shapiro

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Josh Shapiro is the 48th Governor of Pennsylvania, having taken office on January 17, 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the Attorney General of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2023, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection, public safety, and civil rights. Shapiro has been an advocate for transparency in government and has emphasized the importance of community engagement in development projects.

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Jun 4, 2021

I don’t think we can just simply dismiss these folks as fringe. This is who the modern GOP is, certainly who the modern GOP is here in Pennsylvania.

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May 21, 2021

We’ve got to get back to that, get away from the big lie and start talking some truth in this country and addressing some of these big issues.

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May 21, 2021

These lawyers need to be held accountable. Elected officials who pushed the big lie need to be held accountable.

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May 21, 2021

None of them are willing to denounce Donald Trump. All of them seem to subscribe to the big lie and all of them are doing great damage to our democracy.

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May 21, 2021

Before a single vote was cast in Pennsylvania, we were sued 19 times by Donald Trump and his allies, and we beat back each and every one of them.

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Mar 22, 2021

Well, look, I`m hopeful that the Biden administration is going to take action. They have said they want to, and I take them at their word.

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Mar 22, 2021

If you`re telling me that the inaction that is causing the loss of life every single day in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania can be fixed by doing away with the filibuster, then, hell, yes, do away with the filibuster.

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Dec 11, 2020

The one thing that is predictable, thank God, is that our institutions held and the courts did their job.

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Dec 11, 2020

A seditious abuse of the judicial process.

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Dec 11, 2020

Donald Trump has infected this country with hate and division.

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Dec 11, 2020

Joe Biden is going to be sworn in as our next president on January 20th.

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Dec 10, 2020

The decision to support Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's delusional lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to throw out all of the legal votes in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin comes after Republican attorneys general from 17…

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Dec 10, 2020

The court should not abide this seditious abuse of the judicial process.

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Dec 10, 2020

Its request for this court to exercise its original jurisdiction and then anoint Texas' referred candidate for president is legally indefensible and is an affront to principles of constitutional democracy.

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Dec 10, 2020

Texas' effort to get this court to pick the next president has no basis in law or fact. This court should not abide this seditious abuse of the judicial process.

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Dec 9, 2020

On Monday, the Electoral College will meet, and they will issue 306 votes for Joe Biden, and he will be sworn in as the next president of the United States on January the 20th.

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Dec 9, 2020

It really is, and it is based on this -- this lawsuit based on debunked tweets and conspiracy theories, lies that haven't held up in court.

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Dec 9, 2020

It is, of course, sad that we have a president of the United States who is attempting to sow doubt and in some people's minds has succeeded.

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Nov 9, 2020

Josh Shapiro tweeting about what he calls the latest meritless lawsuit to challenge Pennsylvania's election, which was overseen by bipartisan officials and was lawful, fair and secure.

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Nov 2, 2020

If there is a shred of voter intimidation at the polls, we will be on it immediately.

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Nov 2, 2020

It is disappointing that we have a president that's encouraging voter intimidation. But we're drowning that out, and we're focused on making sure that everyone has a safe and secure election day.

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Nov 2, 2020

This election will not end until all of the legal eligible votes are counted. That will take a few days, and Donald Trump can tweet, and he can pout, and he can make whatever statements he wants to make.

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Nov 2, 2020

Donald Trump and his enablers have been here in the state for months trying to attack our voting laws, trying to make it harder for people to vote, trying to eliminate drop boxes in communities and allow voter intimidation at the polls by…

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Nov 2, 2020

If your lawyers want to try us, we'd be happy to defeat you in court one more time.

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Oct 28, 2020

We are 6-0 in the attempts by the president to try to undermine the vote. We're going to make sure that every legal eligible vote is counted here in Pennsylvania.

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