“The moment I was born on U.S. soil I was born a citizen, and I’ll be damned if Donald Trump tries to take that away from me.”
“Donald Trump is one of the most unpopular presidents at this point in his presidency in history”
“It’s not just, OK, let’s tax the billionaires.”
“a slap in the face to law enforcement everywhere”
“But we have so many partners from around industry and corporations that want to celebrate in this great birthday.”

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On the recordNovember 30, 2015
The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Burr), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. Flake), the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Graham), the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. Johnson), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Kirk), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. McCain), the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Portman), the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. Shelby), the Senator from North Carolina (Mr. Tillis), and the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. Vitter). Further, if present and voting, the Senator from New Hampshire (Ms. Ayotte) would have voted ``yea.''
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