Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
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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.
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.
They probably will defeat these amendments, but it just puts them in a box and it further refines the message for us, which is that all they care about is the economy for billionaires. They do not care about, and we've seen this with the tariffs, with their tax package, with their custom Medicaid. They do not care about the economy for regular Americans.
They probably will defeat these amendments, but it just puts them in a box and it further refines the message for us, which is that all they care about is the economy for billionaires. They do not care about, and we've seen this with the tariffs, with their tax package, with their custom Medicaid. They do not care about the economy for regular Americans.
They probably will defeat these amendments, but it just puts them in a box and it further refines the message for us, which is that all they care about is the economy for billionaires. They do not care about, and we've seen this with the tariffs, with their tax package, with their custom Medicaid. They do not care about the economy for regular Americans.
I tell you what motivates me every day. 2026 is 250 years of American democracy. And I am damn committed that we will celebrate it, not mourn it or not have a coronation. We're going to have a celebration, not a coronation or a requiem. And so this budget battle is part of a larger battle.
I tell you what motivates me every day. 2026 is 250 years of American democracy. And I am damn committed that we will celebrate it, not mourn it or not have a coronation. We're going to have a celebration, not a coronation or a requiem. And so this budget battle is part of a larger battle.
I tell you what motivates me every day. 2026 is 250 years of American democracy. And I am damn committed that we will celebrate it, not mourn it or not have a coronation. We're going to have a celebration, not a coronation or a requiem. And so this budget battle is part of a larger battle.
You know, my state seal is the only one that has a rebuke on it, thus be it always to tyrants because, and this has been on our flags since 1776, we have to fight against an authoritarian who wants to screw up the economy and
You know, my state seal is the only one that has a rebuke on it, thus be it always to tyrants because, and this has been on our flags since 1776, we have to fight against an authoritarian who wants to screw up the economy and
You know, my state seal is the only one that has a rebuke on it, thus be it always to tyrants because, and this has been on our flags since 1776, we have to fight against an authoritarian who wants to screw up the economy and
screw up relations around the world and and screw up agencies that do good work all to benefit himself and his friends and i have great confidence in the american people that we will stand up and that we will be celebrating not mourning come our 250th birthday in 2026. senator murphy your message to the 5 million subscribers we have here and the many more who listen here and abroad
screw up relations around the world and and screw up agencies that do good work all to benefit himself and his friends and i have great confidence in the american people that we will stand up and that we will be celebrating not mourning come our 250th birthday in 2026. senator murphy your message to the 5 million subscribers we have here and the many more who listen here and abroad
screw up relations around the world and and screw up agencies that do good work all to benefit himself and his friends and i have great confidence in the american people that we will stand up and that we will be celebrating not mourning come our 250th birthday in 2026. senator murphy your message to the 5 million subscribers we have here and the many more who listen here and abroad
Tim and I had different jobs at the beginning of the week on Monday and Tuesday. Tim was lining up these Republican votes against the tariffs. He did a fantastic job. I was on the floor for all 25 hours of Cory Booker's filibuster as kind of his wingman. He did it for me back when I held a filibuster on guns and And it was just a reminder to me that one person can make a difference.
Tim and I had different jobs at the beginning of the week on Monday and Tuesday. Tim was lining up these Republican votes against the tariffs. He did a fantastic job. I was on the floor for all 25 hours of Cory Booker's filibuster as kind of his wingman. He did it for me back when I held a filibuster on guns and And it was just a reminder to me that one person can make a difference.
Tim and I had different jobs at the beginning of the week on Monday and Tuesday. Tim was lining up these Republican votes against the tariffs. He did a fantastic job. I was on the floor for all 25 hours of Cory Booker's filibuster as kind of his wingman. He did it for me back when I held a filibuster on guns and And it was just a reminder to me that one person can make a difference.
I mean, not everybody out there is the United States Senator. Not everybody has access to the Senate floor like Cory did, but he did something heroic that really moved the nation. And I think everybody can look at what he did and realize that you have the ability just through your own voice, in concert and chorus with other Americans to step up and stop this thievery. What Tim said is right.
I mean, not everybody out there is the United States Senator. Not everybody has access to the Senate floor like Cory did, but he did something heroic that really moved the nation. And I think everybody can look at what he did and realize that you have the ability just through your own voice, in concert and chorus with other Americans to step up and stop this thievery. What Tim said is right.
I mean, not everybody out there is the United States Senator. Not everybody has access to the Senate floor like Cory did, but he did something heroic that really moved the nation. And I think everybody can look at what he did and realize that you have the ability just through your own voice, in concert and chorus with other Americans to step up and stop this thievery. What Tim said is right.