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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jul 24, 2024

I think she needs to do what she's doing now, which is continuing to share her vision. You know, I think that for a lot of people, they understand the threat that Donald Trump and now J.D. Vance pose.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 22, 2024

I urge everyone to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 22, 2024

I am in favor of this legislation. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jamie Raskin
@jamieraskin· Democratic · MD· Jul 21, 2024

The director has lost the confidence of Congress at a very urgent and tender moment in the history of the country. And we need to very quickly move beyond this.

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Jul 11, 2024

There is no dispute that there is active hostility in Gaza. That is not the issue. The question is whether American troops have been engaged in that hostility, and they are not. That is when the War Powers Act is triggered. American…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Jul 11, 2024

I come to the floor to urge Members to understand it is not just about them. It is about this institution and the ability of people to serve in this institution with the resources necessary to sustain themselves and their families. Too…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

It makes no sense to add even more to our deficits to disproportionately benefit those at the very top.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

Claims going forward that continuing the Trump tax cuts would pay for themselves, as you said is absurd.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

We can invest in our security, and in our working families, and our communities, not just to throw money away at billionaires.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

There's no reason that investors on Wall Street should pay less in taxes than a firefighter in Spokane, Washington.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

Make America Great Again (MAGA) Republicans live in a fantasy world of a balanced budget, with extended Trump tax cuts, and funded Social Security, Medicare, defense and veteran's programs. Can't happen.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

If we all agree that we're not cutting Social Security and Medicare, and we all agree that their trust funds become cash insolvent in approximately 10 years, there's only one solution left. Raise new revenues to fund Social Security and…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

It makes no sense to add even more to our deficits to disproportionately benefit those at the very top.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

So, it was a $20 billion cut, so your estimate is that what, it will lose $40 billion?

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

The claims that, you know, big tax, personal tax cuts for wealthy people is going to generate something like in the range of 4.6 percent. I mean that was just ridiculous, right?

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

Claims going forward that continuing the Trump tax cuts would pay for themselves, as you said is absurd.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 9, 2024

I see that, you know, a number of months ago you had projected that the Trump tax cuts would add--well, this is back during that time, $4.6 trillion to the debt over the next 10 years.

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