Political Quotes

“Mr. President, President Trump's tariff tax is one of the dumbest things he has done as President, and that is saying something. Markets are plummeting. Six trillion dollars in values gone. The odds of a recession, JPMorgan says is 60 percent. The dumbest most avoidable recession in American history, but the Trump recession is headed our way, and Donald Trump, meanwhile, is golfing. The families are panicking. Their costs for food and drugs and clothing and cars and gas, $5,000. So my amendment would stop President Trump's tariffs from crushing families financially. It would rescind any tariffs put in place after January 20 that have increased the cost of groceries, medicines, and everyday goods, and it would leave in place tariffs on adversaries like China, Russia, and North Korea. On behalf of Ms. Klobuchar and myself, we are for this. And one other thing: How stupid they are the way they did it, to set tariffs to tax penguins but not Putin. Yes. The Heard and McDonald Islands, which only have penguins on them, are taxed. Russia is not. This is the worst, worst tariff imposition we have ever seen. It is going to create a recession. If you vote for it, it is going to be on your hands. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.”