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  1. . reiterated today his strategy of inflicting trauma on children. He wants to lock up children for over 20 days—which is tremendously damaging—and return children back into the hands of the persecutors they fled from. This Trump War on Children must end.

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  3. I know wants the government shut down, but last night, the House passed two bi-partisan, GOP-drafted, and GOP-supported bills which would open the government. He should support these bills.

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  4. THANK YOU for making the a top priority! I’ve led this fight because no one should lose a job, home, or opportunity just because of who they are or whom they love.

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  5. We have come to expect to put his own ego and self-aggrandizement ahead of the well-being of the American people and the good of the country, but there is absolutely no reason Republican Senators should follow his lead.

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  6. The bills passed by the to reopen the government passed the Senate committee nearly UNANIMOUSLY.

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  7. . just voted to reopen the government… with the SENATE’S bills. But Mitch McConnell won’t let the Senate vote on the Senate’s own bills to protect ’s fragile ego. Sad! End the .

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  8. In the , we need to bring urgency to our most pressing challenges. That means tackling the climate crisis NOW. We need a to transform our economy & create millions of good jobs – which is why, this Congress, I’ll be working on a Green New Deal bill.

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  9. A reminder that said: "I am proud to shut down the government ... I will take the mantle. I will be the one to shut it down. I’m not going to blame you for it." There’s literally a video:

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  10. Jan 3

    We couldn’t be more proud of all of the Democrats being sworn in today across the House and Senate. Watch live as the Senators are sworn in to the . It’s time to get to work.

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  11. This could threaten the lives and livelihoods of thousands in Indian Country if it continues. Yet another reason why needs to end this foolishness and accept Democrats’ offer to reopen the government tomorrow.

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  12. Why don’t the choices made by our government reflect the will of the people? Because our democracy has been corrupted by wealthy and powerful special interests. It’s time for the American people to rise up, and take back our country.

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  13. The powerful & privileged are bankrupting families & mortgaging our future to enrich themselves. And it’s gotten worse under . If we want the economy to work for us, we need the government to work for us. I’ve got a plan. Read more here:

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  14. The ‘We the People’ vision of our Constitution is being corrupted by dark, anti-democratic forces. It’s time to fight back. That’s why I’m unveiling a blueprint to restore our American democracy.

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  15. .: hundreds of thousands of federal employees, many who patrol the border, are working for free or not getting paid because of your . Stop playing politics and re-open the government.

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  16. THANK YOU to everyone who had the courage to speak up, act out, and fight to build a better world in 2018. We sure do need to fix a lot of things, and to do so quickly . That’s why we need to keep fighting in 2019. Let’s get to work. !

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  17. The is the second-longest shutdown in a decade. This is not a game. This shutdown has real-world impacts that affect hundreds of thousands of Americans.

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  18. . admin is rolling back health protections on coal plants & putting a potent neurotoxin into the air that our children breathe. Future generations deserve to grow up healthy & happy. It’s supposed to be the Environmental PROTECTION Agency!

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  19. America CANNOT afford for this to continue. The last Republican shutdown cost the U.S. economy $24 billion.

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  20. House plan to pass bipartisan funding bills for the rest of govt and a clean extension of Homeland Security until 2/8 is common sense. Hope Senate GOP joins in ending this wasteful .

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