I announce that the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Durbin), the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Sanders), and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Welch), are necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 52, nays 42, as follows: [Rollcall Vote No…

on Social Security, a few days ago, Vice President JD Vance claimed that 40 percent of people calling to get their Social Security ``are committing fraud''--40 percent. First, it was Elon Musk calling Social Security a Ponzi scheme. Then…

I would like to begin by reading a quote from Bill Ackman, the billionaire well known for his support of Donald Trump. He said: We are headed for a self-induced, economic nuclear winter, and we should start hunkering down. Preston…

now on the budget, we are not even 100 days into Donald Trump's second term, and his Presidency is already a dumpster fire. His tariffs were one of the largest tax hikes on American families in half a century since the Vietnam war. His…

in an additional matter, this morning, I am proud to be joining Senators Wyden, Kaine, as well as Senators Shaheen, Welch, and Senator Paul to introduce another resolution that would put a halt on all of Donald Trump's global policies. The…

make no mistake about it, Donald Trump is teeing up a nationwide recession. Less than a week after Donald Trump started the largest, dumbest trade war in American history, all the signs say America is heading toward calamity. A report by…

that is the third thing I want to talk about, the Republican billionaire tax breaks. In less than 3 months, Donald Trump has unleashed more chaos upon the American people than any previous President. His tariffs have hit families with the…

on Social Security, while markets plunge and retirement accounts reel from Donald Trump's tariffs, Elon Musk and DOGE are taking a blowtorch to Social Security. This morning, the Washington Post reported that the Social Security website is…

massive assault on American families

Do I have any time remaining? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time has expired.

Republicans, in essence, want to pretend like their trillion dollar tax cuts are free — like magic.

He’s channeling the emotions so many are feeling.

Donald Trump has betrayed the American people. Tonight, Senate Republicans joined him in that betrayal. In voting for this bill, Senate Republicans sided with billionaires against the middle class in total obeisance to Donald Trump. The…

I call up my amendment No. 1884, and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from New York [Mr. Schumer]…

for the past 2 days, Democrats have turned the Senate into a tribunal, and Donald Trump's agenda is on trial. I thank the close to 40 of my colleagues who came to the floor and made so many points about that. So now, Donald Trump's agenda…

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…

we have discussed already how this budget has such horrible effects on American families by slashing Medicaid--we did that last night--giving tax cuts to the rich--we did that earlier this morning--and now how the tariffs are such a huge…

Senators have just come to the floor to show how the Republican agenda would be a gut punch to our Nation's veterans and so dangerous to our national security, as the Senator from Colorado so eloquently outlined. I thank them for speaking…

A ``yes'' vote means a recession, folks. Vote on Amendment No. 1884 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question now occurs on adoption of the amendment.

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…

the Republican bill that now sits before the Senate is poison. Last night, Senate Republicans began the process to pass legislation eviscerating Medicaid, crushing the healthcare of the young and old alike, and squandering their future and…

The U.S. Constitution grants the tariff power to Congress. Although the Supreme Court has held that Congress has wide latitude to delegate tariff authority to the President, Congress is ultimately responsible for determining what tariff…

a few minutes ago, for the second time this year, Senate Republicans began the process to pass legislation eviscerating Medicaid, abandoning our kids, failing our veterans, and squandering our future--all for the sake of tax cuts for the…

Donald Trump slapped tariffs on penguins and not on Putin.

yesterday, Donald Trump made one of the dumbest decisions he has ever made as President, and that is saying something. The tariffs Donald Trump approved yesterday are far, far worse than we thought. It is the largest tax hike on families…