Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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the cuts they want to do to Medicaid, how people are going to get kicked off healthcare, how hospitals are going to shut down, maternity wards are going to shut down, all because these guys want to give a massive, massive tax cut to billionaires that don't need it and won't even notice it. The one, the Bucks County actually works within my schedule. I have a
the cuts they want to do to Medicaid, how people are going to get kicked off healthcare, how hospitals are going to shut down, maternity wards are going to shut down, all because these guys want to give a massive, massive tax cut to billionaires that don't need it and won't even notice it. The one, the Bucks County actually works within my schedule. I have a
the cuts they want to do to Medicaid, how people are going to get kicked off healthcare, how hospitals are going to shut down, maternity wards are going to shut down, all because these guys want to give a massive, massive tax cut to billionaires that don't need it and won't even notice it. The one, the Bucks County actually works within my schedule. I have a
Pretty busy schedule, largely because I have two kids and I have a third one coming June 12th. But again, I look forward to talking to the people in Bucks County. They're much like the swing voters in Arizona. They want to hear the straight truth. They want to know that the government's looking out for them.
Pretty busy schedule, largely because I have two kids and I have a third one coming June 12th. But again, I look forward to talking to the people in Bucks County. They're much like the swing voters in Arizona. They want to hear the straight truth. They want to know that the government's looking out for them.
Pretty busy schedule, largely because I have two kids and I have a third one coming June 12th. But again, I look forward to talking to the people in Bucks County. They're much like the swing voters in Arizona. They want to hear the straight truth. They want to know that the government's looking out for them.
And they certainly don't want to be seeing really critical programs like food stamps, like Medicaid being cut just to help the mega, mega rich.
And they certainly don't want to be seeing really critical programs like food stamps, like Medicaid being cut just to help the mega, mega rich.
And they certainly don't want to be seeing really critical programs like food stamps, like Medicaid being cut just to help the mega, mega rich.
Well, it is a big deal. We do need to get some legislation through and reason why, because every other country now has some level of stable coin legislation. And we want to also have that industry, that economy here. But we also want consumer protections. We want national security protections, anti-money laundering protections. And these are things that are fairly reasonable.
Well, it is a big deal. We do need to get some legislation through and reason why, because every other country now has some level of stable coin legislation. And we want to also have that industry, that economy here. But we also want consumer protections. We want national security protections, anti-money laundering protections. And these are things that are fairly reasonable.
Well, it is a big deal. We do need to get some legislation through and reason why, because every other country now has some level of stable coin legislation. And we want to also have that industry, that economy here. But we also want consumer protections. We want national security protections, anti-money laundering protections. And these are things that are fairly reasonable.
And I had been working with Republicans and five Democrats on the committee who had worked and actually passed. And we we said when we passed, like, there's more to do, but we want to continue in a spirit by person to work on this. And all of a sudden the language changed. They backtracked on some of the stuff we had already approved. They weren't even moving forward with further legislation.
And I had been working with Republicans and five Democrats on the committee who had worked and actually passed. And we we said when we passed, like, there's more to do, but we want to continue in a spirit by person to work on this. And all of a sudden the language changed. They backtracked on some of the stuff we had already approved. They weren't even moving forward with further legislation.
And I had been working with Republicans and five Democrats on the committee who had worked and actually passed. And we we said when we passed, like, there's more to do, but we want to continue in a spirit by person to work on this. And all of a sudden the language changed. They backtracked on some of the stuff we had already approved. They weren't even moving forward with further legislation.
And then they announced the date of the first vote. And I think the purpose of that was really to put Democrats in a bad position and try to force us to vote for it.
And then they announced the date of the first vote. And I think the purpose of that was really to put Democrats in a bad position and try to force us to vote for it.
And then they announced the date of the first vote. And I think the purpose of that was really to put Democrats in a bad position and try to force us to vote for it.
And as the ranking member on the committee, I just cannot allow them to just jam us and pass bad legislation that has open loopholes that will create really bad situations for consumers, for investors, all these kinds of things, especially when We're here. We're here to work. We're here to speak and try to come up with a good bipartisan bill. But don't try to fuck us on it.
And as the ranking member on the committee, I just cannot allow them to just jam us and pass bad legislation that has open loopholes that will create really bad situations for consumers, for investors, all these kinds of things, especially when We're here. We're here to work. We're here to speak and try to come up with a good bipartisan bill. But don't try to fuck us on it.