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Byron L. Dorgan

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2 months

As a U.S. Senator I voted NO on the Alito nomination to the Court. I’m proud of that vote!

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4 years

Senators Cruz, Hawley and others who object to certifying the vote by the Presidential electors from the states can never again claim to support the Constitution they once swore to uphold!

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6 years

Don’t be confused. Heidi Heitkamp supports protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Kevin Cramer has been voting to kill those same protections. That’s a fact!

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6 years

Hard to understand the controversy about the Wall. He promised Mexico would pay for it!

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4 years

So sad and angry to see North Dakota Attorney General join Texas in asking the Supreme Court to overturn the Presidential election for Donald Trump! A shameful decision disrespecting the Constitution.

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3 years

Was it a stolen election? No! Those are lies peddled by fast talkers and slow thinkers. Trump, Giuliani, Flynn, Bannon, Lindell, Byrne, Powell and more! One wonders how they can sleep! America deserves better!

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2 months

Justices Thomas and Alito continue to undermine the reputation of the Supreme Court. Unfortunately Chief Justice Roberts remains silent!

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3 years

I support both the infrastructure and reconciliation bills! But with narrow margins in the House and Senate, I support Speaker Pelosi’s approach to getting this done!

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2 months

So Nikki Haley now says she will vote for someone she called “unstable” and “unhinged”. When will we see republicans show an ounce of courage in responding to Donald Trump?

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4 years

Senator Heidi Heitkamp would be a great choice for Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden Administration! She is experienced, knowledgeable and was an outstanding farm state U.S.Senator. A perfect fit!

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4 years

Trump says “our children are taught in schools to hate their own country”! That is an unbelievably ignorant statement by a demagogue who tries in every way to divide Americans!

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4 years

I served with Joe Biden for many years in the U. S. Senate. He’ll be a good President. Smart and capable with good character he will serve our country with dignity and decency. I’m proud to support him!

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4 years

Every Republican Senator now has an obligation to our country..all of them need to tell Donald Trump it is over! He lost! Now he needs to stop denying the obvious and stop hurting our country.

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6 years

Thanks to Heidi Heitkamp for both her courage and common sense! I’m proud of her!

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4 years

I served in the Senate with John McCain. He was a friend of mine. And yes, Mr. President, you did call him a loser. It’s on tape! Have you no shame? McCain served his country with honor! You should do the same!

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4 years

As a U.S. Senator, one of my proudest days was my vote to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Serve on the Supreme Court in 1993. America is a better place because she was there! God bless her! I am so very sad tonight!

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3 years

Bob Dole was someone I served with in the U.S. Senate. He was an American patriot who fought for his country and then served his country with excellence for decades. He was an inspiring leader and I will miss him!

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2 years

“SHAME” is hardly a strong enough word for what the Republican National Committee did yesterday in censuring Reps. Cheney and Kinzinger for standing up for our Constitution! Just plain shameful!

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3 years

Voting against an investigation of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was a new political low for the Trump political chorus in the U.S.Senate. Americans deserve politicians with courage to do the right thing!

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2 years

There is no evidence that the 2020 election was corrupt. None! But there is increasing evidence of corruption in the Trump Administration as they tried to overturn the election results!

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2 years

I wonder if Governor DeSantis is ever embarrassed by his own behavior as he attacks Dr. Fauci? His lack of respect for excellent public service is obvious!

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5 years

A person who did not serve his country is now attacking a war hero who did serve with courage and valor. It shows a lack of character and decency!

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3 years

A $49 million retirement payment for former Sanford Health CEO? I thought Sanford Health was a non-profit organization! Who will pay for that? I think we know that answer!

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2 years

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell formed a Supreme Court that has now taken away a basic constitutional right women in America have had for fifty years! Shameful!

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4 years

President Trump’s behavior is an outrage! He lost! It’s time he stops whining and starts packing. And it’s time some Republican Senators have the courage to tell him that!

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3 years

Harry Reid was an American original! Tough, smart, honest! I served with him in the Senate leadership for sixteen years. He was a wonderful friend and I will deeply miss him! My thoughts and prayers go to his family tonight!

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3 years

Joe Biden didn’t steal the election. He won it! In fact it was Donald Trump who attempted to steal the election! And it is continuing now! New disclosures every single day provide the evidence!

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4 years

Courage is too rare in politics these days. I salute Mitt Romney for demonstrating the courage to do what he felt was his Constitutional duty!

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3 years

The evidence is powerful and overwhelming! If I were still in the Senate I would vote to convict the President. America should never accept that his behavior was excusable or explainable! It is impeachable!

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4 years

This is one of those votes the Senators will live to regret! This isn’t just a bad vote! It is a vote to undermine the U.S. Constitution they took an oath to support! America will not forget that moment or those Senators!

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Byron L. Dorgan

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9 years

With #FAA reauthorization on the horizon, here are 5 reasons why we need #ATC reform:

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4 years

There’s little honor among thieves. And those who stole the Obama nomination of Justice Garland to the Supreme Court are now preparing to steal another, and dishonor RBG!

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1 year

President Trump said he would pay off the federal debt in eight years. Instead, in his four years he increased the debt by nearly $8 trillion with tax cuts and higher spending.

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6 years

The President deserves no congratulations for solving a problem he caused. Separating children from their parents at the border was both a shameful policy and an attack on American values!

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4 years

Senator Hawley says 77percent of republicans believe the election was fraudulent. That’s because Trump has been telling them for months if he lost it was fraud. There is no evidence. It’s just more dishonesty!

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3 years

At last! A weight has been lifted......!

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6 years

Heidi Heitkamp is a strong, courageous Senator who has the character, and decency that inspires me. She believes that when we all work together, we are a stronger nation! That is her record in the Senate!

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3 years

I am proud to have voted against the nomination of Justice Alito when I served in the Senate. What he, along with Thomas and Trump’s three new Justices have done to the rights of American women, is disgusting!

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3 years

Profiles in Courage? Hardly! Very little evidence of that today from the GOP Leadership. They won’t even support an investigation of the attack on our Nation’s Capitol!

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4 years

Another quid pro quo! Roger Stone lies to protect the President. He’s convicted of 7 felonies. The President rewards him by commuting his prison sentence. “Justice”? No, it’s called corruption!

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9 months

The election of Rep. Jordan as speaker will be major mistake. The lubrication of democracy is compromise. Embrace the best ideas from both sides. Find ways to reach smart compromise on difficult issues. Jordan’s approach is to turn up the volume rather than finding solutions.

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2 years

We have plenty of challenges in America. But those who would bet against our country make a big mistake. We will find our way! Our best days are still ahead of us!

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25 days

Trump was convicted by a jury of twelve Americans who heard the evidence and found him guilty. Instead of expressing remorse for breaking the law, he now falsely attacks the U S Justice Dept!

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3 years

President Trump’s refusal to concede that he lost the election is a permanent stain he will carry forever. His lies about a “stolen election” provide fuel to anarchists and will continue to threaten our democracy!

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3 years

If I were still a Senator, I would vote for impeachment. But believe the best approach is to enact a Censure Resolution. It is immediate!

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2 years

Elon Musk, Kanye West(Ye), and Donald Trump. Haven’t we heard enough from those three?

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2 years

Broken hearted is the only way to describe my feelings about these horrible shootings. Today 14 students and a teacher were slaughtered in their classrooms. Last week it was shoppers in a grocery store. We must find a way to stop it!

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Byron L. Dorgan

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10 months

In the Senate, it’s not about how they dress, but how they think. Still, I think eliminating the dress code is a mistake. The U. S. Senate floor is not a place for shorts and sweatshirts.

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2 years

Chief Justice Roberts in his 2021 year end report promised to address ethics violations in federal courts. Now those ethics violations are finding a home in the Supreme Court with Justice Clarence Thomas!

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4 years

A great day for our country!

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2 years

Chief Justice Roberts should insist Clarence Thomas recuse himself on issues about the January 6 attack on the Capitol. His wife is involved in disgusting efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. He has a clear conflict!

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1 year

And by the way, the loudest voices now calling for us to default on our debt are those who supported the Trump $8 trillion in new debt!

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2 years

I voted for the nomination of Chief Justice Thomas while in the Senate. We disagreed on some issues, but he was well qualified. Now, I expect him to show leadership on the ethics violations that exist with Clarence Thomas!

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4 months

Mitch McConnell’s endorsement of Trump puts party over country again. Trump tried to steal the election in addition to attacking McConnell’ wife and her ancestry! And McConnell supports Trump???

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2 years

News headline today: “Justice Thomas says leak eroded trust in Supreme Court”. Actually, he and his spouse are the ones eroding trust in the Supreme Court!

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3 years

Today the House D’s should finally pass the infrastructure bill and send it to the President! Holding it hostage was always a thoughtless strategy! So, pass it today! Then work on the reconciliation bill!

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2 years

One of America’s great writers and historians died this week! David McCullough was someone very special in our country. I knew him as a quiet, elegant man whose writing inspired all of us.

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2 years

All Americans should be concerned that the FBI found Top Secret documents were being stored at Mar-a-Lago. That is not a political issue! It puts our country at risk!

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5 months

The death today of Alexei Navalny in Russia is another piece of evidence that Putin is a murderer. One wonders how nearly 30 U. S. Senators could justify their votes this week to strengthen Putin and his Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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3 years

Former General Flynn is a disgrace for suggesting a Myanmar like military coup should happen in the U.S. He and people who think like him are a danger to our democracy!

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4 years

The lack of widespread Coronavirus testing is a scandal! Without aggressive, relentless testing we are blind. Where are the tests? Where is the leadership? Where does the buck stop?

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17 days

I remember as a young boy desperately wishing I could see Willy Mays play baseball. I was in a small North Dakota town,so it never happened! But the talent and enthusiasm of the “Say Hey” kid rubbed off on all of us. America misses the great Willy Mays today!

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2 months

First SCOTUS and now Judge Cannon have acted to delay the major Trump trials until after the election. The American people deserve better from both!

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3 years

Today is the third anniversary of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The CIA points to the Saudi Crown Prince as approving the murder. Yet, this Administration and others continue to do business with him! That should end!

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4 years

Lt. Colonel Vindman went to war, earned a Purple Heart and was willing to die for his country. But he was not willing to lie for his President. For that, an American patriot was fired today by President Trump.

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5 years

Attorney General Barr is a disgrace! Seventeen U.S. intelligence agencies confirmed Russian interference in our elections. Now Barr is trying to find evidence to tarnish our intel agencies. Shameful!

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29 days

Day after day Trump continues his dark art of demagoguery with resentment, hatred, self-justification. He can’t seem to understand that America has always been, and is now, a great country!

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2 years

The Supreme Court hearings with justice Brown showed us the strength, courage and wisdom of a wonderful woman who I hope will serve on the Supreme Court for many years to come!

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2 years

There is nothing “Supreme” about a Court that destroys a Constitutional right women have had for 50 years.

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2 years

Vladimir Putin has launched a war with indiscriminate killing of innocent people in Ukraine. He is a monster with nuclear weapons who threatens to use them. The free world must find a way to stop him!

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4 years

Not surprised by the Flynn pardon for lying. Roger Stone received the same gift for his dishonesty. It is pathetic behavior by a President who admires all of the lies told to protect him!

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6 years

The longest line in American history is the voting line. And if we want to make America better, we need to be standing in that line on November 6th! They say the world is run by those who show up. This year more than ever all of us need to show up!

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1 month

Justices Alito and Thomas should recuse themselves on the Trump cases before SCOTUS. And Chief Justice Roberts should at last show some leadership!

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5 years

Devin Nunes..... remember, if you get hit on the head with a book and get a hollow sound, it doesn’t mean the book is empty!

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4 months

The Supreme Court has now taken up the question of whether a President is immune from criminal prosecution. Of course he’s not immune! But the Supreme Court decision buys Trump more time to push this off until after the election. Another bad SCOTUS decision! When will it end?

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2 years

Putin is a disgusting thug. His attack on Ukraine should require the toughest aggressive sanctions with our Allies to shut down the Russian economy.

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4 years

A powerful message today from the Biden/Harris campaign! They are going to win the Presidency and provide America a better future.

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2 years

Clearly Putin is guilty of war crimes! His Russian army is now targeting Ukraine civilians, killing men, women and children. Someday, somehow, this disgusting man needs to face real justice!

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1 year

Military style assault weapons were produced for America’s soldiers to protect our country. When AR 15’s are being used to kill children in schools, it’s long past the time to ban their sale at gun stores.

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2 years

The relentless pursuit of truth is the only remedy that can undermine the absurd hoax about stolen elections. The January 6 Committee work is fully exhibiting the dishonor of those who peddle the lies about stolen elections.

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7 years

I'm thinking about my friend John McCain. John is a hero.....tough as nails. My prayers are with John in his battle against cancer.

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5 years

Today, yet another disgraceful performance by Attorney General Barr who offers a green light to the President’s bad behavior.

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7 days

Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court demonstrate why the American people have a negative view of the court. So much of it appears to be more about politics and less about the Constitution.

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3 years

138 Congressmen and 7 Senators voted against certifying the election of a man who won by 8 million votes. Is that staggering incompetence or blind partisanship? Maybe both!

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2 years

Those who have been voting against background checks for gun sales are the ones who are soft on crime. Ask them why they lack the courage to be tough on crime with background checks!

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4 years

Mr. President, please stop tweeting. You are causing problems, not solving them. Turn this crisis over to the experts who know what they are doing...And, by the way take off your campaign hat when you visit the CDC.

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7 years

The US has a $20 trillion debt and $700 billion annual budget deficit! we shouldn’t be borrowing money to cut taxes! It lacks common sense!

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4 years

Let the experts wage the battle against the virus! No more misinformation! How about some “Presidential distancing” for a few days?

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4 years

Months before the election Trump is alleging fraud and a rigged election with mail in ballots. The only fraud I am aware of is our current President!

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4 years

I’m tired of the thoughtless incompetence. We need immediate widespread testing. We need a believable pandemic Czar with real authority. No more delays or lame excuses while people are dying.

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7 years

I voted for the ACA and am still proud of that vote! The so-called replacement plan is a fraud. It will hurt tens of millions of Americans!

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4 years

The President is arguing in court to abolish the Affordable Care Act. But he has no plan to replace it! In a pandemic he’s trying take health care coverage away from millions? Unbelievable!

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6 years

Shameful! It is the only word that fits when the President ignores the CIA conclusion and gives the Saudi Crown Prince a pass on murdering a respected journalist. Where are his values?

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3 years

Lindsey, the “misinformation” as you call it comes directly from President Trump. He has repeatedly lied about so-called election fraud. Now we’ve seen the result....his supporters rioting at the U. S. capitol!

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2 years

The increase in mass shootings in our country should finally convince every federal legislator that there must be a background check on all gun sales in the U.S.

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3 years

Claiming the 2020 election was stolen is a demonstrable lie! How Donald Trump has persuaded so many republicans to believe it is both bizarre and dangerous!

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4 years

Our nation is hunkering down to deal with both a pandemic and an economic crisis. Meanwhile Trump is tweeting about a Presidential Pardon for Flynn, it’s a disgrace!

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4 years

GSA head Emily Murphy refuses to provide transition funding to the Biden transition. Did she take an oath to the Constitution, or to Donald Trump? What a shameful lack of courage!

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4 years

Tomorrow, eight days before the election, Republican Senators will rush their vote to send Barrett to the Supreme Court for life! The American people can be the judge of that bad behavior.

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5 years

The Trump tax cuts exploded the deficit! He was warned, but he didn’t care. The budget now anticipates over $1 trillion in yearly deficits for the next ten years and beyond. This is fiscal madness and cannot continue! America needs adult leadership!

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