Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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I don't even think he gets it, to be honest. Here's a guy who says something one day. The next day, he's flipped 180 degrees, and then he's back. He's kind of like with the flip-flops. He's kind of like a house of pancakes here.
I don't even think he gets it, to be honest. Here's a guy who says something one day. The next day, he's flipped 180 degrees, and then he's back. He's kind of like with the flip-flops. He's kind of like a house of pancakes here.
I don't even think he gets it, to be honest. Here's a guy who says something one day. The next day, he's flipped 180 degrees, and then he's back. He's kind of like with the flip-flops. He's kind of like a house of pancakes here.
Well, yeah, it's not that. That doesn't help. People don't understand that. It's hard to understand that even when you're here in the Senate for four years. What is all that stuff? What can we do? We can fight back, and we can fight back stronger.
Well, yeah, it's not that. That doesn't help. People don't understand that. It's hard to understand that even when you're here in the Senate for four years. What is all that stuff? What can we do? We can fight back, and we can fight back stronger.
Well, yeah, it's not that. That doesn't help. People don't understand that. It's hard to understand that even when you're here in the Senate for four years. What is all that stuff? What can we do? We can fight back, and we can fight back stronger.
I get the criticism here, and we have to because they've taken a wrecking ball to the government, and now it's affecting the economy, so it's affecting people's lives. I think folks today, 50-something days into it, this are poorer. If they have a 401k, any kind of a retirement program, any kind of savings like that, they've got less money today than they did before.
I get the criticism here, and we have to because they've taken a wrecking ball to the government, and now it's affecting the economy, so it's affecting people's lives. I think folks today, 50-something days into it, this are poorer. If they have a 401k, any kind of a retirement program, any kind of savings like that, they've got less money today than they did before.
I get the criticism here, and we have to because they've taken a wrecking ball to the government, and now it's affecting the economy, so it's affecting people's lives. I think folks today, 50-something days into it, this are poorer. If they have a 401k, any kind of a retirement program, any kind of savings like that, they've got less money today than they did before.
And then the cost of things are going up. This is the guy who said he was elected or running all about bringing down costs. He has done exactly the opposite of this. And these costs are going to continue to go up. And he lies to the American people about how tariffs work. All anybody has to do is look it up in the dictionary or in an encyclopedia to find out, you know, how do these things work?
And then the cost of things are going up. This is the guy who said he was elected or running all about bringing down costs. He has done exactly the opposite of this. And these costs are going to continue to go up. And he lies to the American people about how tariffs work. All anybody has to do is look it up in the dictionary or in an encyclopedia to find out, you know, how do these things work?
And then the cost of things are going up. This is the guy who said he was elected or running all about bringing down costs. He has done exactly the opposite of this. And these costs are going to continue to go up. And he lies to the American people about how tariffs work. All anybody has to do is look it up in the dictionary or in an encyclopedia to find out, you know, how do these things work?
And they're paid in the United States by the person who imports it. Turned, that cost gets passed on to the consumer. Prices go up. It's pretty simple. So I think we keep, you know, fighting back. You know, Elon is doing a lot of damage to... the federal government to the economy.
And they're paid in the United States by the person who imports it. Turned, that cost gets passed on to the consumer. Prices go up. It's pretty simple. So I think we keep, you know, fighting back. You know, Elon is doing a lot of damage to... the federal government to the economy.
And they're paid in the United States by the person who imports it. Turned, that cost gets passed on to the consumer. Prices go up. It's pretty simple. So I think we keep, you know, fighting back. You know, Elon is doing a lot of damage to... the federal government to the economy.
Hey, and then I think it's fair to say I'm all about, you know, change in the government and reducing any kind of redundancy or if there's waste or there's fraud. We have to have a serious look at that. But this isn't the way you do it. You do this through a process of.
Hey, and then I think it's fair to say I'm all about, you know, change in the government and reducing any kind of redundancy or if there's waste or there's fraud. We have to have a serious look at that. But this isn't the way you do it. You do this through a process of.
Hey, and then I think it's fair to say I'm all about, you know, change in the government and reducing any kind of redundancy or if there's waste or there's fraud. We have to have a serious look at that. But this isn't the way you do it. You do this through a process of.
you know, managing these agencies and looking for doing some analysis and then let the heads of the agencies, even the ones that I didn't vote for, let them take this on as a project. Let them do this and try to make smart decisions. This is just like random. And it's not helpful.
you know, managing these agencies and looking for doing some analysis and then let the heads of the agencies, even the ones that I didn't vote for, let them take this on as a project. Let them do this and try to make smart decisions. This is just like random. And it's not helpful.