There is talk around the budget about building ships and even destroyers in Japan and Korea. That is the worst idea since the Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees.
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One way to improve readiness is to repair our aircraft -- I almost said on the fly-- on the ground without waiting for the manufacturer to send a part.
There is no such thing as mandatory spending except in areas where there is a legal obligation to expend the money.
It is beyond unacceptable that President Trump is denying overtime pay to millions of workers who desperately need it to keep up with the outrageously high cost of living.
In America today, it is unacceptable that large, profitable corporations like Amazon are routinely violating our nation’s health and safety laws.
It is outrageous that, while the billionaire class has never had it so good, one in five children will go hungry in America this year.
At a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when over 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, it is beyond unacceptable that President Trump is denying overtime pay to millions of workers who desperately need it to keep up…
You, as a citizen, get one vote. They, as oligarchs, get to buy the candidates. That’s not democracy.
Graham understands... we are not going to let a handful of billionaires control the future of this country.
I introduced legislation, which Graham will be by my side in fighting for, which says that we are going to impose a 5% annual wealth tax on 938 billionaires in America.
You elect Graham Platner senator, you’re going to transform America.
When we come together as one people, we can take on the oligarchs.
If this vote succeeds, over 20 million Americans are going to see at least a doubling of their premiums in the Affordable Care Act.
To reduce the price of prescription drugs in the United States by more than 50 percent by adopting Most Favored Nation drug pricing so that the American people pay no more for prescription drugs than Europeans or Canadians.
Jackson was a courageous civil rights leader who put his life on the line in the fight against segregation and racism.
We cannot continue to allow big banks to make huge profits ripping off the American people.
Trump promised to cap credit card interest rates at 10% and stop Wall Street from getting away with murder.
We are powerful. We have the strongest military on Earth, and we can run any country we want.