“Senate Republicans had chance after chance to stop Trump's illegal seizure of taxpayer money. Time after time, they pledged allegiance to Trump instead of to citizens. And he'll keep rolling them if the Senate doesn't change hands.
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“Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump.
“That is the definition of political interference in FDA decision-making. … That's not a commitment.
“They are seeking to ram a bill through Congress based upon not the merits of the bill, but the threat that they will spend even more money.
“What this bill does at its core is to protect a system of exploitation. … This bill protects the billions of dollars that coaches and sports industry executives are making over the suppression of compensation for some of the most highly valued athletes in the world.
“This was a Russian party organized and paid for by someone in Vladimir Putin's inner circle. … Never before has a foreign enemy of the United States paid for the family wedding of the president. [It is] naked corruption in plain view.
“Congress should not authorize a single additional dollar for ICE while this illegality continues.
“This morning in Danbury, ICE was arresting parents at school bus stops. But it’s more sinister. ICE waited until the kids were on the bus so when they are dropped off at the end of the day, they are alone, scared to death they can’t find their parents.
“ICE is not here to protect Danbury. ICE is here to put Danbury into a state of terror.
“This is just not the government people want. A government so sadistic and cruel that it delights in using your hard-earned tax dollars to buy gloves that shock people upon contact.
“Two more Americans are dead.
“The men and women of Sikorsky produce the world’s finest helicopters, and their top-notch craftsmanship and innovation deserve to be celebrated. The issue of Marine One engine exhaust burning the White House South Lawn goes back years and must be addressed to bring Sikorsky’s next-generation Marine One helicopters into service. But once again, President Trump is rushing to complete yet another White House project without providing the American people with the transparency they deserve. It’s a slap in the face to workers who’ll have to work overtime and the taxpayers who may end up footing the bill.
“We need to continue to put Republicans on record. This war is not getting more popular as time goes on.
“Israel must stop these attacks. No matter how incompetently negotiated this ceasefire was, we should all want it hold. But that means all parties to this regional war - the U.S., Iran, Israel, and Iran's proxies - must stand down.
“The President is now exempt from our tax laws while everyone else has to obey them.
“I heard the treasury secretary say that, 'Who cares about the downgrading of our credit rating from Moody's?' That is a big deal. That means that we are likely headed for a recession and probably means higher interest rates for anybody out there who is trying to start a business or to buy a home.
“This is outright theft. Trump is stealing $1.7 BILLION of your money to set up a totally unprecedented, first-in-American-history political slush fund that he can use to dole out cash to win loyalty and favors for him and his family.
“We should not fail to note how extraordinary it is that our Senate Republican leadership has declined to do any oversight of a war that is costing billions of dollars every week.
“Republicans could have spent their reconciliation process on gas prices or the health insurance catastrophe that's about to hit Americans... We can't fund that kind of agency. We would be violating our oath of office, all of us, to fund an agency that just doesn't care about the law.
“Allowing Iran to control the Strait of Hormuz would be a history-changing win for Tehran. The level of incompetence is both stunning and heartbreaking. Hard to believe that a rushed agreement made under the threat of civilization annihilation doesn't seem to be holding together for more than 24 hours.
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