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Don Bacon
@donbacon· Republican · NE· Apr 5, 2025

The power of tariffs and taxes, and we gave some of that power to the executive branch, which he called a mistake.

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Adam Schiff
@adamschiff· Democratic · CA· Apr 5, 2025

He’s wrecking our economy. I think people have seen their retirement savings on fire, and there he is out on the golf course.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 4, 2025

He’s channeling the emotions so many are feeling.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 4, 2025

Republicans, in essence, want to pretend like their trillion dollar tax cuts are free — like magic.

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Andrew Ogles
@andrewogles· Republican · TN· Apr 3, 2025

The Senate budget bill is really offensive; quite frankly, it’s a joke

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Andrew Ogles
@andrewogles· Republican · TN· Apr 3, 2025

$1.5 trillion, that was a serious offer from the House of Representatives

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Henry Johnson
@henryjohnson· Republican · LA· Apr 3, 2025

The Senate moves on the resolution today, and we’ll be moving it through the House next week

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 3, 2025

Instead of slashing Social Security’s staff, closing down Social Security field offices, we should be making it easier, not harder, for seniors and people with disabilities to receive the Social Security benefits that they have earned and…

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 3, 2025

President Trump and Elon Musk have suggested that ‘millions and millions’ of dead people receive Social Security checks. That is an outrageous lie designed to undermine Americans’ faith in Social Security.

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Bernie Sanders
@berniesanders· Independent · VT· Apr 3, 2025

I think we should rephrase it, call it a pseudo-democracy.

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 3, 2025

The U.S. Constitution grants the tariff power to Congress. Although the Supreme Court has held that Congress has wide latitude to delegate tariff authority to the President, Congress is ultimately responsible for determining what tariff…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Apr 3, 2025

Donald Trump slapped tariffs on penguins and not on Putin.

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Ayanna Pressley
@ayannapressley· Democratic · MA· Apr 3, 2025

This is cruelty, it is neglect, and it is a damning moral and legal failure.

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