families lose and billionaires win.

I call up my amendment No. 473 and ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the amendment by number. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oregon [Mr. Merkley] proposes an amendment…

That's the heart of the Republicans' budget resolution.

families lose, billionaires win. That is the proposition at the heart of the Republican budget resolution. Now, this plan is going to be explored tonight through a series of amendments. As the American people watch how we vote on these…

The American people are sick and tired of this bait-and-switch of Republicans campaigning on fiscal responsibility.

colleagues, the dream of home ownership is dying, and this is a big deal. Your home is your castle. This is a major source of wealth for middle-class families. And a factor killing the dream of home ownership is private equity and hedge…

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on adoption of the amendment. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The senior assistant legislative clerk…

Colleagues, this amendment encourages the opportunity for Americans to purchase prescription drugs at or near the lower prices that manufacturers charge to individuals in other similar, developed nations. Here is what every American knows…

I so much appreciate the collaboration and cooperation and communication between the Budget team here on this side of the aisle and Senator Graham's team. We have had the chance to all be on the floor and have the discussion about issues…

This Republican budget proposes $1 trillion cuts to programs for working families by the end of this fiscal year.

all evening we have been pointing out that, with this bill, families lose and billionaires win. That is certainly put onto steroids with this amendment because this amendment would add a quarter trillion dollars directed at the SNAP…

I ask unanimous consent that Chance Mitchell, a law clerk on the Budget Committee minority staff, be granted floor privileges during consideration of S. Con. Res. 7. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection. ____________________

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk called the roll. The result was announced--yeas 49, nays 51, as…

Trump's tax plan is the Great Betrayal of working families.

this evening we had a vote on the motion to proceed to the Republican budget resolution, and that passed. It was a simple majority vote. And this budget resolution has a very simple, straightforward theme: Families lose, and billionaires…

He has to make a clear as he's trying to do that you can't have negotiations in the future of our country, democracy without us at the table.

I praise Senator Wicker for saying what we're all aware of -- of how horrific Putin is as a dictator, the losses of all freedoms in Russia, the massive loss of lives of him feeding them into this -- this war in Ukraine.

If you want them to be a big part of the deal, you better involve them.

President Trump loves authoritarian figures. And we are seeing his authoritarian actions here at home.

Well, it's incredible. And it's really been a set of events since last Wednesday that have just thrown shockwaves through the alliance.

It is shocking to have the leader of the United States of America not know the most fundamental elements of how this crisis came to be a dictator, Putin, who wanted access to the sea, who took Crimea, who wanted a land bridge to Crimea…

They can bring in cancer patients and cancer researchers, and fill the days with precise, human stories of what freezing or cutting NIH funding actually means.

my colleague from Connecticut is here past midnight. Why is he here past midnight? Because the health and welfare of our children and our families are at stake. That is why I am here, too--because it matters. It matters that you have…

We can stop all three of these assaults on American democracy.

We can stop these assaults on American democracy.