Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

But that doesn't mean you have to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. And that's the real difference here. The people who are sucking up all those tax cuts are the people at the very top. Last week in the United States Senate, about 4 o'clock in the morning, we're running through our first version of how the budget's going to work.

But that doesn't mean you have to give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. And that's the real difference here. The people who are sucking up all those tax cuts are the people at the very top. Last week in the United States Senate, about 4 o'clock in the morning, we're running through our first version of how the budget's going to work.

And the Republicans have put forward a bunch of the same stuff. So I stood up and said, is there anybody, anybody who is rich enough they shouldn't get a tax cut? And I said, how about, here's my amendment, anybody who makes more than $10 million in a year That's it for them. They don't get a tax cut. All the Democrats said, yes, we vote for that amendment.

And the Republicans have put forward a bunch of the same stuff. So I stood up and said, is there anybody, anybody who is rich enough they shouldn't get a tax cut? And I said, how about, here's my amendment, anybody who makes more than $10 million in a year That's it for them. They don't get a tax cut. All the Democrats said, yes, we vote for that amendment.

And the Republicans have put forward a bunch of the same stuff. So I stood up and said, is there anybody, anybody who is rich enough they shouldn't get a tax cut? And I said, how about, here's my amendment, anybody who makes more than $10 million in a year That's it for them. They don't get a tax cut. All the Democrats said, yes, we vote for that amendment.

And the Republicans said, no, not going to do that. So then Mark Kelly stood up and he said, OK, OK. He said, not that. How about if we make it for $100 million? Anybody making more than $100 million doesn't get a tax cut. Democrats said, yes. All of the Republicans, no. So then Angus King, independent from Maine, stood up, he said, okay, how about $500 million?

And the Republicans said, no, not going to do that. So then Mark Kelly stood up and he said, OK, OK. He said, not that. How about if we make it for $100 million? Anybody making more than $100 million doesn't get a tax cut. Democrats said, yes. All of the Republicans, no. So then Angus King, independent from Maine, stood up, he said, okay, how about $500 million?

And the Republicans said, no, not going to do that. So then Mark Kelly stood up and he said, OK, OK. He said, not that. How about if we make it for $100 million? Anybody making more than $100 million doesn't get a tax cut. Democrats said, yes. All of the Republicans, no. So then Angus King, independent from Maine, stood up, he said, okay, how about $500 million?

Anybody who's making at least $500 million doesn't get a tax cut under the Republican plan. Can we agree on that? All the Democrats said yes, and the Republicans shouted no. So then Chuck Schumer stands up and says, okay, how about a billion dollars? Could we agree that if you're making a billion dollars in the income in a single year, No tax cut for you under the Republican plan.

Anybody who's making at least $500 million doesn't get a tax cut under the Republican plan. Can we agree on that? All the Democrats said yes, and the Republicans shouted no. So then Chuck Schumer stands up and says, okay, how about a billion dollars? Could we agree that if you're making a billion dollars in the income in a single year, No tax cut for you under the Republican plan.

Anybody who's making at least $500 million doesn't get a tax cut under the Republican plan. Can we agree on that? All the Democrats said yes, and the Republicans shouted no. So then Chuck Schumer stands up and says, okay, how about a billion dollars? Could we agree that if you're making a billion dollars in the income in a single year, No tax cut for you under the Republican plan.

And every single Republican said no. And that tells you a lot. This is about tax cuts for the very, very, very richest Americans. paid for on the backs of little kids with serious disabilities who need an aid to be able to be in public school, paid for on the backs of people who get meals on wheels, paid for on the backs of your community hospital and health care system. That's just not right.

And every single Republican said no. And that tells you a lot. This is about tax cuts for the very, very, very richest Americans. paid for on the backs of little kids with serious disabilities who need an aid to be able to be in public school, paid for on the backs of people who get meals on wheels, paid for on the backs of your community hospital and health care system. That's just not right.

And every single Republican said no. And that tells you a lot. This is about tax cuts for the very, very, very richest Americans. paid for on the backs of little kids with serious disabilities who need an aid to be able to be in public school, paid for on the backs of people who get meals on wheels, paid for on the backs of your community hospital and health care system. That's just not right.

So, Ben, here's our big strategy. tell everyone what's really in this bill. Because if people get it, whether they're Democrats or Republicans, whether they live in red states or blue states, whether they voted for Donald Trump or Joe Biden or nobody at all, They don't want a tax package that says huge giveaways to rich people and then make everybody else in this country pay for it.

So, Ben, here's our big strategy. tell everyone what's really in this bill. Because if people get it, whether they're Democrats or Republicans, whether they live in red states or blue states, whether they voted for Donald Trump or Joe Biden or nobody at all, They don't want a tax package that says huge giveaways to rich people and then make everybody else in this country pay for it.

So, Ben, here's our big strategy. tell everyone what's really in this bill. Because if people get it, whether they're Democrats or Republicans, whether they live in red states or blue states, whether they voted for Donald Trump or Joe Biden or nobody at all, They don't want a tax package that says huge giveaways to rich people and then make everybody else in this country pay for it.

That's the part we got to fight back against. I get that there's a lot of stuff we need to go back and forth on what's right, what's wrong. I'm all for that. But can we just agree as we start out that we're not giving tax cuts

That's the part we got to fight back against. I get that there's a lot of stuff we need to go back and forth on what's right, what's wrong. I'm all for that. But can we just agree as we start out that we're not giving tax cuts

That's the part we got to fight back against. I get that there's a lot of stuff we need to go back and forth on what's right, what's wrong. I'm all for that. But can we just agree as we start out that we're not giving tax cuts