gov_tweets: 169

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rowid id user created_at full_text retweet_count favorite_count State Abbreviation Governor Party Handle
169 168 1352734038348361729 234896532 2021-01-22T21:45:01+00:00 Last week, I ordered a special session to fix our broken unemployment system. Unfortunately, it appears Republicans are going to keep ignoring this problem just as they have for more than a decade.Enough politics—I don't care who gets the credit, we just need to get it done. https://twitter.com/WiStateJournal/status/1351691665371783168 60 266 Wisconsin WI Tony Evers D GovEvers