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On the recordApril 4, 2025
Mr. President, I thank my colleague from Oregon for his outstanding words on this issue--on tax issues and so many other policies, trade, and everything else. He is one of our real experts in the entire Congress, so I thank him. Now, I thank my colleagues for speaking this morning. We now continue to talk about Donald Trump's assault on American families. Last night, we talked about Medicaid; this morning, about taxes. Now we move on to Donald Trump's dumb and costly tariffs--the Trump tariff tax. After that, we will proceed to talk about the need to stand up for our veterans and national security. Then, on the unprecedented corruption and self-dealing that Donald Trump has unleashed on our government, helping his billionaire friends make money off the government to become richer, and, finally, on the existential fight to protect Social Security from the chain saw of Elon Musk. Tariffs Mr. President, now on tariffs, the Trump tariff tax. This week, Donald Trump made one of the dumbest decisions he has ever made as President--and that is saying a lot. Instead of fixing inflation, which he promised to do, Trump unleashed a wave of tariffs that will make inflation much worse. How do Senate Republicans respond to Trump's tariffs? By cutting Medicaid and giving billionaires a tax cut. That is why he is doing this. Why would he raise the cost on American families by $5,000, as it is estimated? Simply because his very wealthy billionaire friends want greater tax breaks.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York

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