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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Jul 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 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 8, 2024

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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Chuck Grassley
@chuckgrassley· Republican · IA· Jul 8, 2024

Madam President, this week officials from all 31 of our NATO allies are going to be here in Washington for what is referred to as the NATO summit. At that summit, we will be celebrating 75 years of the most successful military alliance in…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 8, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration and the Senate now proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 736. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title. The…

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Chuck Schumer
@chuckschumer· Democratic · NY· Jul 8, 2024

I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without…

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 8, 2024

for those concerned, those who spread the false rhetoric that immigrants are taking American jobs, or they're a downward force on wages, that has proven to be false.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 8, 2024

the contributions of immigrants, is critical to the economy, and critical to the growth of the United States.

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Alex Padilla
@alexpadilla· Democratic · CA· Jul 8, 2024

I'm pleased to have this opportunity to talk to you about a subject that I've been familiar with for a long, long time, and I'm speaking specifically to the dynamic of immigration, and its impact on our economy.

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Marco Rubio
@marcorubio· Republican · FL· Jul 8, 2024

You're watching this thing in Beijing. They're watching it in Moscow. They're watching it in Havana. They're watching it in Caracas. They're watching it in Iran. And they're saying, that guy's the president, that guy? We're going to invade…

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 8, 2024

CBO has warned Congress for decades that we'd face a fiscal reckoning due to ballooning mandatory spending.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 8, 2024

Social Security was so important we can't let it go broke.

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 8, 2024

So again, it's hard to get that figure, but somewhere between two-thirds and three-quarters of C corp income is never double taxed...

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Ron Johnson
@ronjohnson· Republican · WI· Jul 8, 2024

the rational choice for a business person, if you want to continue to compete ...

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