Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

They couldn't do it because it was so unpopular and our hope is that we can drag this out for as long as possible so that we can rise up public opposition like we did to the repeal of the Affordable Care Act so they actually never get this thing across the finish line. That's our goal.

I'll just weigh in what Chris said because he really laid it out well. The debate this weekend is still about the framework and the instructions, not the actual budget. But once that's set, they'll bring the actual budget back and then we will have a battle royale.

I'll just weigh in what Chris said because he really laid it out well. The debate this weekend is still about the framework and the instructions, not the actual budget. But once that's set, they'll bring the actual budget back and then we will have a battle royale.

I'll just weigh in what Chris said because he really laid it out well. The debate this weekend is still about the framework and the instructions, not the actual budget. But once that's set, they'll bring the actual budget back and then we will have a battle royale.

But it is important for everybody to know when the Republicans had the majority in Trump in the White House in 2017, they used their one shot. Chris says you can do this once a year. They used their one shot to get rid of Obamacare and make cuts to Medicaid. And we beat them. We got Republican votes, just like we got on our Canadian tariff thing earlier this week.

But it is important for everybody to know when the Republicans had the majority in Trump in the White House in 2017, they used their one shot. Chris says you can do this once a year. They used their one shot to get rid of Obamacare and make cuts to Medicaid. And we beat them. We got Republican votes, just like we got on our Canadian tariff thing earlier this week.

But it is important for everybody to know when the Republicans had the majority in Trump in the White House in 2017, they used their one shot. Chris says you can do this once a year. They used their one shot to get rid of Obamacare and make cuts to Medicaid. And we beat them. We got Republican votes, just like we got on our Canadian tariff thing earlier this week.

So our goal is to shine a spotlight on how bad this will be and use the intense activism of people around the country leaning on their legislature so that when they come up with the actual budget bill in a few months, based on this instruction we're working on this weekend, our goal is we're going to beat them again like we beat them in 2017. And that's what this is all about.

So our goal is to shine a spotlight on how bad this will be and use the intense activism of people around the country leaning on their legislature so that when they come up with the actual budget bill in a few months, based on this instruction we're working on this weekend, our goal is we're going to beat them again like we beat them in 2017. And that's what this is all about.

So our goal is to shine a spotlight on how bad this will be and use the intense activism of people around the country leaning on their legislature so that when they come up with the actual budget bill in a few months, based on this instruction we're working on this weekend, our goal is we're going to beat them again like we beat them in 2017. And that's what this is all about.

Yeah, that's right. Another one of these arcane Senate rules is that anytime you are trying to pass either the framework for this once a year majority vote budget or the final package, Democrats or Republicans, basically any senator has the unlimited right of amendment. So you can offer as many amendments as you want. Nobody can shut down the amendment process.

Yeah, that's right. Another one of these arcane Senate rules is that anytime you are trying to pass either the framework for this once a year majority vote budget or the final package, Democrats or Republicans, basically any senator has the unlimited right of amendment. So you can offer as many amendments as you want. Nobody can shut down the amendment process.

Yeah, that's right. Another one of these arcane Senate rules is that anytime you are trying to pass either the framework for this once a year majority vote budget or the final package, Democrats or Republicans, basically any senator has the unlimited right of amendment. So you can offer as many amendments as you want. Nobody can shut down the amendment process.

And so tonight we will likely go well into the night offering lots and lots of amendments. And I'll give you an example. Republicans will likely defeat all of them, but it gives us an opportunity to show what this is all about.

And so tonight we will likely go well into the night offering lots and lots of amendments. And I'll give you an example. Republicans will likely defeat all of them, but it gives us an opportunity to show what this is all about.

And so tonight we will likely go well into the night offering lots and lots of amendments. And I'll give you an example. Republicans will likely defeat all of them, but it gives us an opportunity to show what this is all about.

One of the things we'll likely do tonight that we did last time they tried to pass the framework is just put them on record as to how much they care about tax cuts for the super wealthy. So we might put an amendment on the floor that says, the framework can't allow for any tax cuts for people who make more than $500 million a year. And they'll vote that down.

One of the things we'll likely do tonight that we did last time they tried to pass the framework is just put them on record as to how much they care about tax cuts for the super wealthy. So we might put an amendment on the floor that says, the framework can't allow for any tax cuts for people who make more than $500 million a year. And they'll vote that down.

One of the things we'll likely do tonight that we did last time they tried to pass the framework is just put them on record as to how much they care about tax cuts for the super wealthy. So we might put an amendment on the floor that says, the framework can't allow for any tax cuts for people who make more than $500 million a year. And they'll vote that down.

And then we'll put one up that says, well, you can't have any tax cuts for people that make more than a billion dollars a year. And then we'll try 5 billion, right? We'll just put them on the record to show how badly They care about tax cuts for the wealthy, but they can't even vote against massive tax cuts for people that are making a billion dollars or more a year.