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On the recordApril 29, 2025
I want to say how much I appreciate the remarks of Senator Alsobrooks. It is an honor to fight alongside you. So here we are--100 days, 100 acts of corruption. Today, I am reading into the Congressional Record 100 reports of corruption from Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. Now, when he ran for office, Trump promised repeatedly--repeatedly-- that he would lower costs ``on day one.'' But instead of following through on his promise, Trump and his Trump administration have paved the way for the President, his top officials, and his billionaire buddies to personally feed at the trough of government corruption. So count with me. In just 100 days, Donald Trump, his family, and his administration have: No. 1, turned the White House into a Tesla dealership. No. 2, fired independent Commissioners at the Federal Trade Commission. No. 3, punished former officials who opposed his 2020 election lies. No. 4, paid for the White House Easter Egg Roll by soliciting corporate sponsors who have business pending before the government. No. 5, helped Trump's son set up a club--pay $500,000 for access to Trump's Cabinet. No. 6, declared that there would be no tariff exceptions, then permitted Apple's CEO behind-the-scenes access, and, poof, iPhone tariffs were cut. No. 7, created an opening for insider trading by reportedly giving Wall Street exclusive information about how trade talks were going. No.…
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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