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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· Jul 9, 2024

I don't put much stock in a study of Biden's fiscal records that leaves out hundreds of billions of dollars of unlawful student loan giveaways.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· Jul 9, 2024

Rather than punish success, tax reform should focus on incentivizing work, savings, and investment.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· Jul 9, 2024

Updating the Budget Act for the 21st Century is a shared goal worth continuing to work towards.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· 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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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· Jul 9, 2024

We must stop digging ourselves into an ever deeper budget hole, and I think the budget agreement reached between McCarthy and Biden a year ago starts us down that track.

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Charles E. Grassley
@charlesegrassley· Jul 9, 2024

any great power that spends more on debt service than on defense, will not stay great for a long time, a very long time.

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· 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· 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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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· 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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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 9, 2024

I think it is time to move, and I really, really appreciate you appearing before us.

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Ted Budd
@tedbudd· Republican · NC· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, I object to S. 1297 for a simple reason: It would make it easier for unborn life to be ended. The Supreme Court's Dobbs decision brought renewed hope to Americans who believe in the sanctity of each and every life, including…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 9, 2024

I think this is very important. I think this is a strength of the Chair's proposal over the House proposal.

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Markwayne Mullin
@markwaynemullin· Republican · OK· Jul 9, 2024

Mr. President, today, I take to the floor for the first time. I really am not one to speak a whole lot on the floor. My time in the House was very limited as to how many times I spoke on the House floor. Then, being in the Senate, this is…

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 9, 2024

We have to put some rules in place, something that a group of Senators have been working on for months.

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Amy Klobuchar
@amyklobuchar· Democratic · MN· Jul 9, 2024

AI is set to become one of the most significant technological advances of our time.

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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 9, 2024

I thank you for your very firm statement on the urgency of this legislation.

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