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“IN THE UNITED STATES Congress I will continue to fight for the people of Israel. I will continue to fight for Israel's existence. Israel comes to me in my dreams.”
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45 things Haley Stevens said, verbatim, from July 6, 2026 to August 12, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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Haley Stevens on The Middle East5
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“Israel comes to me in my dreams! I see Israel's future, and I know that Israel will continue to exist for the Jewish people.”
on her strong pro-Israel stance amid scrutiny over pro-Israel PAC funding
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“I can say that Israel has a right to peacefully exist alongside the people of Palestine and in Gaza. It is very clear that Mr. Netanyahu has not made us safer, has not brought us closer to peace, and he’s endangered Jews here in America and around the world,”
CNN Why Trump and Mamdani might both welcome a fight over Netanyahu ›
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“I can say that Israel has a right to peacefully exist alongside the people of Palestine and Gaza,”
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“It is very clear that Mr. Netanyahu has not made us safer, has not brought us closer to peace, and he is a danger to Jews in America and around the world,”
on Stevens criticizing Netanyahu during a Michigan Senate debate
The Forward Haley Stevens takes aim at Netanyahu in Michigan Senate debate, as opponent Abdul El-Sayed calls Israel a ‘rogue state’ ›
Haley Stevens on Trade & tariffs1
Haley Stevens on Immigration & the border5
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“I went up to an ICE detention facility to call out and see why people were losing their lives, why they were being held for long periods of time without due process,”
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“The idea that somehow we can’t say ‘abolish ICE’ because we’re so afraid of what they’re going to say, when we’ve seen ICE terrorize people in our streets, to me, it is exactly the kind of cowardice that we don’t need from Democrats,”
on Democrats being afraid to say 'abolish ICE' in a primary debate
Breitbart News Establishment Democrats Make Last Stand Against Socialist Takeover with Bizarre Rep. Haley Stevens Debate ›
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“Of note, there is female leadership here, and there are women who walked with us today and explained, on the intake process, how important it is to treat people with humanity,”
on treatment of detainees during ICE intake, per Haley Stevens
Truthout Haley Stevens’s Palantir Consultant Scandal Draws Attention to Her Record on ICE ›
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“And that obviously really stuck out to me, because some of the things that we are witnessing before our eyes, in our neighborhoods, in our streets, is really a lack of humanity.”
on her record on ICE enforcement amid a Palantir consultant scandal
Truthout Haley Stevens’s Palantir Consultant Scandal Draws Attention to Her Record on ICE ›
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“ICE is a new agency. It is younger than I am. We have done this in the past in a way that respects the basic rule of law”
on ICE's history and the need to uphold rule of law in enforcement
Haley Stevens on Campaigns & elections33
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“Some might say Mr. Sanders pursued that approach as well when he didn’t win a Democratic nomination coming in as an independent,”
Washington Examiner The Democratic establishment’s uneasy embrace of its new socialist overlords ›
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“We need to win this Senate seat because Elissa Slotkin deserves a partner like Abdul,”
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“The lesson that I would take, you know, Haley’s team was laser-focused on organizing in the Black community,”
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“from Black voters in Detroit and from seniors. She did well in working-class communities in the suburbs, and she carried many of the more conservative and predominantly White rural counties.”
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“showed strength among Black voters in Detroit and Flint and carried most of the state’s interior rural counties, aside from a few with college towns and resort communities,”
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“Donald Trump and Mike Rogers want us to come out of this primary tired and divided, so their billionaire backers can come in and let multimillionaire Mike Rogers walk away with this Senate seat,”
on Trump and Mike Rogers benefiting from a divided Democratic primary
CBS News Progressive Abdul El-Sayed projected to win Michigan Democratic Senate primary ›
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“He is a doctor, a community health official, a Rhodes Scholar, and a dedicated Michigander. I am proud to offer my support as he takes on Mike Rogers in the general election.”
BBC News Left-wing political outsider wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan ›
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“However we might feel about the campaign we’ve just come through, I want you to understand that it pales in comparison to the cynicism, in comparison to the corporatism, in comparison to the lies that Mike Rogers and Donald Trump are going to tell,”
The Guardian El-Sayed holds narrow lead in Michigan Senate primary but race too close to call ›
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“I am the best Democrat to go forward. I am the only person in this race who has won tough primaries multiple times. You know, running with the Michigan grit, resilience and determination,”
Fox News First polls close as socialist insurgents eye Midwest gains in Dem civil war ›
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“I was capable of winning my competitive primary and general election. You lost. You lost by over twenty points to Gretchen Whitmer and you will lose to Mike Rogers by talking like this,”
USA Today 5 states to test Trump's sway and shape Congress at Aug. 4 primaries ›
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“Everyone in America understands you want to blame all of your problems on Jewish Americans.”
on Stevens accusing rival El-Sayed of antisemitism over his AIPAC criticism
The Guardian Democrats face most contentious – and crucial – test yet with Michigan primary ›
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“They’re thinking they’re better than us, and what they don’t know is I am your voice, and their jokes and their criticism only makes me fight harder.”
on facing criticism and jokes from opponents in her campaign
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“I am the only one on this stage who has beaten MAGA four times and delivered repeatedly for this state and for our values, for our rights and our freedoms.”
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“I’m honored to have the support of Senator Shaheen in the race for U.S. Senate. She’s a fighter for working families who knows how to win tough races.”
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“He’s written three books. He’s had 300 podcasts. He’s had all this attention. But the deal is, we don’t need a celebrity candidate. We don’t need a celebrity senator.”
The Arab American News El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead ›
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“I certainly did that on the auto rescue. I certainly have been doing that as I’ve been standing up to Trump’s abuses of power and our energy company that’s just raising rates right now.”
The 19th Who is electable? Michigan’s Senate primary asks a familiar question. ›
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“Republicans are propping up his campaign, and Mike Rogers just the other day said in a secret phone call that he makes it easier for him to win, that he’s the one he wants to run against.”
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“We need a choice. I’m the only candidate in this race who does not take corporate money. And so I offer a real contrast to a guy who has never seen a corporate dollar he did not want,”
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“Abdul is running for celebrity. Republicans are propping up his campaign, and Mike Rogers, just the other day said in a secret phone call that he made it easier for him to win, that he's the one he wants to run against.”
Fox News Dem primary erupts as establishment favorite dismisses rival as ‘celebrity candidate’ ›
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“He said that he’s not going to be able to get much done, that he’s not focused on policy for the first two years that he is in the United States Senate, that he’s going to be focused on national politics.”
on a rival Senate candidate prioritizing national politics over policy work
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“Governor Whitmer, attorney general Nessel, the chair of the Michigan legislative Black caucus, Amos O’Neill, they all agree that I will be Michigan’s workhorse, that I will stand up for us on day one, that I will beat Mike Rogers, just like I have beat Republicans four times over.”
The Guardian Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid renewed tensions with Iran – as it happened ›
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“We don't need a celebrity candidate. We don't need a celebrity senator. We need somebody who is committed to six years of hard, unglamorous work that's going to stand up to this junk that is wreaking havoc and causing chaos right before our very eyes,”
on Stevens contrasting herself with El-Sayed in Michigan Senate primary debate
CBS News In Michigan Senate Democratic debate, Stevens and El-Sayed spar over outside spending ›
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“During my eight years as governor, we’ve faced tough challenges. But my north star has always been to get stuff done for Michigan,”
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“Too many people run for these offices for fortune and for celebrity. This is why I believe so much in transparency and why I’ve released my full tax returns and I’m calling on my opponent to do the same,”
on Stevens releasing her tax returns and pressing opponent El-Sayed to do the same
USA Today Stevens courts Black voters to fend off El-Sayed's progressive surge ›
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“They’re making fun of Michigan. They’re thinking they’re better than us. And what they don’t know is I am your voice and their jokes and their criticism only makes me fight harder,”
on Stevens vowing to keep fighting after critics mocked Michigan and her
Breitbart News Rep. Haley Stevens Responds to Critics: 'Criticism Only Makes Me Fight Harder' ›
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“is a champion for our state, she understands the stakes of this race and why it’s so important we elect the strongest Dem in this primary, and she gets stuff done for Michigan.”
on Whitmer's endorsement of Stevens in the Michigan Senate primary
NBC News Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer backs Haley Stevens in contested Democratic Senate primary ›
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“Anyone who supported me is supporting me because of my dedication to the people of Michigan, and the things that I have done for Michiganders,”
on AIPAC's large spending in the Michigan Senate race
Associated Press AIPAC spends tens of millions in Michigan Senate race ›
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“Abdul has spent this entire campaign attacking me,”
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“Senator Peters knows what it takes to win in Michigan, and he knows what Michigan needs from our next U.S. Senator: grit, effectiveness, hard work, and Michigan common sense,”
PBS News Hour - Politics Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Haley Stevens in contentious race to succeed him ›
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“there should be no room for this conduct in the U.S. Senate or any public office. Graham Platner must step aside.”
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“What my opponent needs to answer is, why is the GOP spending thousands of dollars to prop up his campaign, saying that he will make Mike Rogers the next U.S. senator?”
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“Well, look, transparency is also important, and this is why I have released my tax returns. My opponent, Abdul, he said that transparency is key, but yet he hasn't released his tax returns,”
on releasing tax returns versus primary opponent Abdul withholding his
Latest Political News on Fox News Dem civil war hits primary debate stage in fiery battleground showdown: 'What are you hiding?' ›
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“I’m excited to continue to make my case to Michiganders why I’m the strongest Democrat to defeat Mike Rogers this November, lower costs, protect manufacturing jobs, and stand up to Trump’s abuses of power.”
NBC News Politics Mallory McMorrow ends bid for Democratic Senate nomination in Michigan ›
Haley Stevens on Extremism & political violence1
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“There was a bill on the House floor to condemn an antisemitic terrorist attack that in Boulder, Colorado, that killed an individual and injured a Holocaust survivor. Instead of bringing us together, Republicans put in a cynical point about thanking ICE,”
Latest Political News on Fox News Dem civil war hits primary debate stage in fiery battleground showdown: 'What are you hiding?' ›
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