Cory Booker: “Using congressional powers, approving spending, approving programs, approving Agencies. Let's create incredible lies.…”

“Using congressional powers, approving spending, approving programs, approving Agencies. Let's create incredible lies. Magnify them on social media, try to spread them with our influencers and everybody. So now people believe that somehow, oh, the President talked about all this money going to transgender mice. That is a lie. But we are going to use that as an excuse to attack the scientific funding. We are going to use that as an excuse to attack Medicaid. We are going to use that as an excuse to pull the people fighting Ebola out of East Africa. And so I was told by a colleague of mine, a Republican colleague of mine: When you come here, don't try to get in the head of your colleague and understand what their motivations are. But this, to me, is a pattern in which they are trying to undermine public confidence. And the result of this pattern has seniors--letter after letter I wrote--using things like ``I am losing sleep.'' ``I am terrified.'' ``I am scared.'' ``Help me, please.'' Telling the most painful stories about retirement insecurity, about health challenges. And so, again, I have this expectation, whether you are a Republican or Democratic President, you don't insinuate fear amongst vulnerable communities. You don't insinuate fears amongst our elders who deserve respect and deserve to retire with dignity. You don't do that. You stand boldly in front of them and say: Do you know what? There are some things we are going to improve.…”