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Article snippet: The congressmen leading the Democratic and Republican House campaign arms each called for unity on Sunday, and said a recent burst of violence should not be politicized in the final days before the midterm elections. Reps. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and MORE. "No one should be politicizing what happened this week," Luján said. "We should come together as a country," he added. "This should not be a political response, but rather a response at how we can further bring us together." Stivers noted that both Republicans and Democrats have been targeted by political violence in recent years, citing this week's bomb threats and a gunman who opened fire on a group of GOP lawmakers during baseball practice in 2017. "I want to say that Ben is not my enemy. Democrats are not my enemy. They are my opponents, and while we have different visions for the future of America, different directions, we are all Americans first," Stivers said. "We need to come together and do what’s in the best interest of America," he added. "No matter who wins in 10 days I believe we can come together and make that happen." Both representatives also appeared Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” where they again stressed unity while simultaneously hitting the other side for fueling political hostilities. “I think we all bear some responsibility and we need to try to clean up our act and try bring civility to our congress and frankly to our dialogue,” Stivers said. Lujan said Congress has a responsibility to... Link to the full article to read more