Senator Brian Schatz
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than like, oh, great, we won the House in the midterms. Now what? And so are these things related? Yeah, we can push back better when Donald Trump is in the 30s or low 40s than if he's in the 50s and 60s. So these things are related, but they are not the same. And it is important to kind of treat those two enterprises as related, but not the exact same thing. I fight on the kind of
than like, oh, great, we won the House in the midterms. Now what? And so are these things related? Yeah, we can push back better when Donald Trump is in the 30s or low 40s than if he's in the 50s and 60s. So these things are related, but they are not the same. And it is important to kind of treat those two enterprises as related, but not the exact same thing. I fight on the kind of
democracy front as much as i can but i also understand that the winning issues for us are going to be protecting social security reversing all the layoffs of the veterans frankly protecting national parks and the national park service the faa all of those things are the kinds of things that are going to move voters back into our column and let them know that we are not part of the problem is from covid
democracy front as much as i can but i also understand that the winning issues for us are going to be protecting social security reversing all the layoffs of the veterans frankly protecting national parks and the national park service the faa all of those things are the kinds of things that are going to move voters back into our column and let them know that we are not part of the problem is from covid
democracy front as much as i can but i also understand that the winning issues for us are going to be protecting social security reversing all the layoffs of the veterans frankly protecting national parks and the national park service the faa all of those things are the kinds of things that are going to move voters back into our column and let them know that we are not part of the problem is from covid
to Trump and then Trump again, we've been saying that the sky is falling for quite a long time. And there's a pretty good argument that, you know, the truth was it was a global pandemic and the truth was Donald Trump is a unique threat. But it doesn't matter. If you do that for 10 years, you kind of... People stop listening.
to Trump and then Trump again, we've been saying that the sky is falling for quite a long time. And there's a pretty good argument that, you know, the truth was it was a global pandemic and the truth was Donald Trump is a unique threat. But it doesn't matter. If you do that for 10 years, you kind of... People stop listening.
to Trump and then Trump again, we've been saying that the sky is falling for quite a long time. And there's a pretty good argument that, you know, the truth was it was a global pandemic and the truth was Donald Trump is a unique threat. But it doesn't matter. If you do that for 10 years, you kind of... People stop listening.
What will move voters is a recognition that they are currently suffering economically from what's going on. And that doesn't mean I don't understand the threats to the rule of law, the fact that they're just putting on masks. And sending people to foreign prisons without justification is a terrifying thing.
What will move voters is a recognition that they are currently suffering economically from what's going on. And that doesn't mean I don't understand the threats to the rule of law, the fact that they're just putting on masks. And sending people to foreign prisons without justification is a terrifying thing.
What will move voters is a recognition that they are currently suffering economically from what's going on. And that doesn't mean I don't understand the threats to the rule of law, the fact that they're just putting on masks. And sending people to foreign prisons without justification is a terrifying thing.
But it's also true that if we want to win a swing voter back, it's probably going to be on tariffs and not that question.
But it's also true that if we want to win a swing voter back, it's probably going to be on tariffs and not that question.
But it's also true that if we want to win a swing voter back, it's probably going to be on tariffs and not that question.
Sure. They have to go through a multi-step process, which is super boring. But the point is they are going to, at least currently, their plan is to literally double the deficit. to do something called current policy baseline. You don't need to know why they call it that, but essentially to say that whatever the current policy is in the 11th year and beyond doesn't cost a penny.
Sure. They have to go through a multi-step process, which is super boring. But the point is they are going to, at least currently, their plan is to literally double the deficit. to do something called current policy baseline. You don't need to know why they call it that, but essentially to say that whatever the current policy is in the 11th year and beyond doesn't cost a penny.
Sure. They have to go through a multi-step process, which is super boring. But the point is they are going to, at least currently, their plan is to literally double the deficit. to do something called current policy baseline. You don't need to know why they call it that, but essentially to say that whatever the current policy is in the 11th year and beyond doesn't cost a penny.
So from an accounting standpoint, like that sounds awesome. My mortgage is only a liability on my books for the next nine and a half years. And then after that, it's pretty much free. Well, that's not actually true. But if my accountant told me I could do that, I might make some very, very bad decisions for the national fiscal situation.
So from an accounting standpoint, like that sounds awesome. My mortgage is only a liability on my books for the next nine and a half years. And then after that, it's pretty much free. Well, that's not actually true. But if my accountant told me I could do that, I might make some very, very bad decisions for the national fiscal situation.
So from an accounting standpoint, like that sounds awesome. My mortgage is only a liability on my books for the next nine and a half years. And then after that, it's pretty much free. Well, that's not actually true. But if my accountant told me I could do that, I might make some very, very bad decisions for the national fiscal situation.