Kristen Welker
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Mr. Secretary, are you there essentially saying that the Trump administration is comfortable to have consumers pay more for goods in America?
Mr. Secretary, are you there essentially saying that the Trump administration is comfortable to have consumers pay more for goods in America?
Mr. Secretary, are you there essentially saying that the Trump administration is comfortable to have consumers pay more for goods in America?
Are cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security off the table?
Are cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security off the table?
Are cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security off the table?
Talk to the people in Oklahoma who've lost their jobs, who say they are hurting. They don't know how they're going to pay their mortgage. They don't know how they're going to make ends meet. Talk to those people. What's your message to them? They say enough of these cuts.
Talk to the people in Oklahoma who've lost their jobs, who say they are hurting. They don't know how they're going to pay their mortgage. They don't know how they're going to make ends meet. Talk to those people. What's your message to them? They say enough of these cuts.
Talk to the people in Oklahoma who've lost their jobs, who say they are hurting. They don't know how they're going to pay their mortgage. They don't know how they're going to make ends meet. Talk to those people. What's your message to them? They say enough of these cuts.
Democrats just lost an election, largely with a closing argument, accusing Trump of being a threat to the democracy. Is that the most effective messaging right now?
Democrats just lost an election, largely with a closing argument, accusing Trump of being a threat to the democracy. Is that the most effective messaging right now?
Democrats just lost an election, largely with a closing argument, accusing Trump of being a threat to the democracy. Is that the most effective messaging right now?
So don't they shouldn't be talking about constitutional crisis.
So don't they shouldn't be talking about constitutional crisis.
So don't they shouldn't be talking about constitutional crisis.
I can tell you, I'm gonna even go back further than that. Again, since day one, we've identified huge gaps in regard to our service delivery and our ability from our firefighters boots on the ground to do their jobs. Since day one, this is my third budget as we're going into 2526. What I can tell you is we are still understaffed, we're still under resourced and we're still underfunded.
I can tell you, I'm gonna even go back further than that. Again, since day one, we've identified huge gaps in regard to our service delivery and our ability from our firefighters boots on the ground to do their jobs. Since day one, this is my third budget as we're going into 2526. What I can tell you is we are still understaffed, we're still under resourced and we're still underfunded.
I can tell you, I'm gonna even go back further than that. Again, since day one, we've identified huge gaps in regard to our service delivery and our ability from our firefighters boots on the ground to do their jobs. Since day one, this is my third budget as we're going into 2526. What I can tell you is we are still understaffed, we're still under resourced and we're still underfunded.
So with that, whether it's 7 million, 10 million. But was the budget cut? Yes, it was cut and it did impact our ability to provide service.