Tommy Vietor

And the reason that we are showing this video is because at the very end, you can see a tattoo on your chest.

And I've been told that some of your political opponents are telling reporters that that tattoo has a Nazi affiliation.

And I would like to know, is that accurate?

Are you a secret Nazi?

My guest today is Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz.

Senator, welcome back to the show.

It's great to see you.

We're two weeks or so into this government shutdown.

Are there any conversations happening between leadership, kind of rank and file, you know, the gangs we used to always hear about that would solve these problems or talks with the White House that kind of might give you a sense of the endgame at this point?

That's good news.

Can you remind listeners what these horribly named enhanced ACA tax credits actually do and what the impact would be if Republicans let them expire at the end of the year?

Yeah, they're doing a bunch of very unpopular things.

You mentioned the cost of electricity going up.

That's happening as Trump is killing off all these clean energy projects just left and right.

I mean, it's just this ideological driven sort of attack on the consumer that seems like it's going to harm him.

Yeah, that's exactly right.

There are some Democrats, I'm sure you've heard this argument, who kind of look around the country.

They see the ICE raids.

They see troops in the streets.

They see the administration defying court orders.