Political Quotes

“Madam President, this week, Donald Trump spent his time doing three things: golfing at Mar-a-Lago; announcing his latest set of tariffs that will cost families $3,800 more a year and that are so chaotic and far-reaching that they included retaliatory tariffs on a remote island inhabited only by penguins--I kid you not; and third, advocating for cuts that would destroy the services and benefits millions rely on for their healthcare and retirement savings. Today, with the stock market in the tank and the Nation's economy in freefall, we are expected to vote on this failed businessman's latest ``brilliant'' financial plan for the Nation. So let's talk about his budget. At its very core, this bill will give massive tax cuts to billionaires and make middle-class families pay for it--tax cuts that billionaires simply don't need. And only the billionaires and Republicans in DC apparently support this. But wait. The bill that we will pass in the dead of night accomplishes other partisan fantasies as well. It takes away healthcare and goes after the heart of Social Security. It is the same old playbook: Billionaires win, and families lose. And lest we forget, it is the exact same playbook that they ran in 2017. So how exactly is this a win for billionaires? Two-thirds of all of the benefits in this bill go to the superwealthy and corporations--two- thirds.…”