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peteforiowa (D-Iowa)
@peteforiowa

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RT @jasonnobleDMR: Bernie Sanders returns to Iowa Feb. 23 for rally with Pete D'Alessandro https://t.co/TwJ0eHcrEY

Deleted after 7 seconds at 11:41 PM on 12 Feb 18. Original tweet by @jasonnobleDMR.
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PamKeithFL (D-Fla.)
@PamKeithFL

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RT @DavidPriess: I’ve read this ten times. It’s not getting any easier to process. “... authorized the Russian leader to speak on his beha… QT @Anthony: Russian President Vladimir Putin told Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas that Trump had authorized the Russian leader… https://t.co/Kvo6v083Bo)

Deleted after 24 seconds at 11:47 PM on 12 Feb 18. Original tweet by @DavidPriess.
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janasanchez (D-Texas)
@janasanchez

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RT @ElaineEdwards5: Nope. We are done with bathroom bills and fetus funerals. Time for govt that works for us #BlueWave2018 @CollierForTexa… QT @loiskolkhorst: Excellent time at the @FBCGOP Lincoln-Reagan Dinner this weekend. Glad to have U.S. Senator @TedCruz, Lt. Gov.… https://t.co/K5HhmAJjSS)

Deleted after 26 weeks at 6:40 AM on 16 Aug 18. Original tweet by @ElaineEdwards5.
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ElissaSlotkin (D-Mich.)
@ElissaSlotkin

Proud and excited to have the @MSUDems’ endorsement! Thank you to College Dems and @spartyforisrael for hosting me for a great discussion about foreign policy, leadership, and what we need to do to flip this district. https://t.co/wwDyS7BWOF

Deleted after 44 seconds at 12:06 AM on 13 Feb 18.
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MaxineWaters (D-Calif.)
@MaxineWaters

RT @BostonJoan: New disinformation campaign against Maxine Waters involves a forged document with classic phishing and amplificatio… https://t.co/NpmNvUUEH6

Deleted after 9 weeks at 8:12 PM on 18 Apr 18. Original tweet by @BostonJoan.
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MaxineWaters (D-Calif.)
@MaxineWaters

RT @MaxineWaters: Let's reclaim our time & country from Trump. He has defended white nationalists, the KKK, Vladimir Putin, pedophiles, an… QT @CBSNews: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) has a fiery message for the president at D.C.'s #WomensMarch: https://t.co/J54RiABFFl https://t.co/0oY9vBjy3l)

Deleted after 4 hours at 5:25 AM on 13 Feb 18. Original tweet by @MaxineWaters.
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janasanchez (D-Texas)
@janasanchez

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Deleted after 26 weeks at 6:40 AM on 16 Aug 18.
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MaxineWaters (D-Calif.)
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RT @MaxineWaters: Let's reclaim our time & country from Trump. He has defended white nationalists, the KKK, Vladimir Putin, pedophil… https://t.co/0nYqRE54Ik

Deleted after 4 hours at 5:26 AM on 13 Feb 18. Original tweet by @MaxineWaters.
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