Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

And I think there should be something done. Folks that have been here for a long time because of inflation, you know, their buying power has been reduced. I'm sympathetic to that argument. So Ossoff and I, Senator Ossoff and I reintroduced our legislation to basically compel the rest of Congress to do what the two of us do.

And I think there should be something done. Folks that have been here for a long time because of inflation, you know, their buying power has been reduced. I'm sympathetic to that argument. So Ossoff and I, Senator Ossoff and I reintroduced our legislation to basically compel the rest of Congress to do what the two of us do.

And I think there should be something done. Folks that have been here for a long time because of inflation, you know, their buying power has been reduced. I'm sympathetic to that argument. So Ossoff and I, Senator Ossoff and I reintroduced our legislation to basically compel the rest of Congress to do what the two of us do.

And that's putting your assets into a blind trust where you don't have the ability to use any of the information you have to make money because of your job. We're supposed to be public servants here. And Senator Ossoff and I take this very seriously. You can also diversify. And, you know, so there's another option there, too.

And that's putting your assets into a blind trust where you don't have the ability to use any of the information you have to make money because of your job. We're supposed to be public servants here. And Senator Ossoff and I take this very seriously. You can also diversify. And, you know, so there's another option there, too.

And that's putting your assets into a blind trust where you don't have the ability to use any of the information you have to make money because of your job. We're supposed to be public servants here. And Senator Ossoff and I take this very seriously. You can also diversify. And, you know, so there's another option there, too.

But we want this to be the rule for all 535 members of Congress in the Senate. As far as I know, it's just the two of us. that have taken these steps in the House. I'm not sure how many people. But this needs to happen. And there is bipartisan support for this.

But we want this to be the rule for all 535 members of Congress in the Senate. As far as I know, it's just the two of us. that have taken these steps in the House. I'm not sure how many people. But this needs to happen. And there is bipartisan support for this.

But we want this to be the rule for all 535 members of Congress in the Senate. As far as I know, it's just the two of us. that have taken these steps in the House. I'm not sure how many people. But this needs to happen. And there is bipartisan support for this.

And I think the second part is really the point, I think. It's the enriching the billionaires. It's making sure that they don't have to pay more taxes if we got if if Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts went away. And these are the guys that are supposed to be, you know, the fiscal conservatives.

And I think the second part is really the point, I think. It's the enriching the billionaires. It's making sure that they don't have to pay more taxes if we got if if Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts went away. And these are the guys that are supposed to be, you know, the fiscal conservatives.

And I think the second part is really the point, I think. It's the enriching the billionaires. It's making sure that they don't have to pay more taxes if we got if if Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts went away. And these are the guys that are supposed to be, you know, the fiscal conservatives.

They're going to add trillions of dollars of debt, you know, to the well, to the deficit and to the ultimately to the national debt in order to give money. put more money in the pockets of rich people. The cruelty part comes in where they're trying to make it not look so bad. Instead of adding six trillion, it'll be only four trillion. So they can feel a little bit better about it.

They're going to add trillions of dollars of debt, you know, to the well, to the deficit and to the ultimately to the national debt in order to give money. put more money in the pockets of rich people. The cruelty part comes in where they're trying to make it not look so bad. Instead of adding six trillion, it'll be only four trillion. So they can feel a little bit better about it.

They're going to add trillions of dollars of debt, you know, to the well, to the deficit and to the ultimately to the national debt in order to give money. put more money in the pockets of rich people. The cruelty part comes in where they're trying to make it not look so bad. Instead of adding six trillion, it'll be only four trillion. So they can feel a little bit better about it.

But to do that, they're going to kick people off their health care. and kids aren't going to get meals. I mean, that's the cruel part, is hungry kids are going to continue to go hungry so rich people can pay less in taxes. And I'll say this, Ben, you know, I had some teachers in here today with some kids from schools in Arizona. And

But to do that, they're going to kick people off their health care. and kids aren't going to get meals. I mean, that's the cruel part, is hungry kids are going to continue to go hungry so rich people can pay less in taxes. And I'll say this, Ben, you know, I had some teachers in here today with some kids from schools in Arizona. And

But to do that, they're going to kick people off their health care. and kids aren't going to get meals. I mean, that's the cruel part, is hungry kids are going to continue to go hungry so rich people can pay less in taxes. And I'll say this, Ben, you know, I had some teachers in here today with some kids from schools in Arizona. And

These teachers pay a higher percentage of their income in federal taxes than many, many billionaires and millionaires. I mean, Warren Buffett is a guy who pointed this out all the time. The secretary paid a higher percentage of taxes than he did. And I think that is that that's true. And it's a problem. And we got to fix it. They're doing the opposite thing here.

These teachers pay a higher percentage of their income in federal taxes than many, many billionaires and millionaires. I mean, Warren Buffett is a guy who pointed this out all the time. The secretary paid a higher percentage of taxes than he did. And I think that is that that's true. And it's a problem. And we got to fix it. They're doing the opposite thing here.