Patty Murray: “you know, when it comes to broken promises, it seems like Trump and Republicans have raised every price that they ever…”

“you know, when it comes to broken promises, it seems like Trump and Republicans have raised every price that they ever said they would lower--costs on groceries with Trump's sweeping tariffs, the largest tax increase on working families in American history. They sent energy costs higher by canceling clean energy projects. They sent gas prices skyrocketing by starting a new war in the Middle East. And they let healthcare premiums skyrocket for patients--doubling, tripling, and more through sheer indifference. And now, desperate to avoid the wave of angry voters to whom Republicans had promised to lower prices and no new wars, Republicans are even going to raise the cost of voting, because their 'Save Trump Act' would nickel and dime Americans who are just trying to vote but have to slog through one new Republican roadblock after another. Under the Republicans' bill, one of our citizens' most basic freedoms now comes with a price, and it comes with a lot of brandnew hurdles that serve no purpose but to trip people up. Some folks will have to shell out for a copy of their birth certificate. Some will have to get a passport. That is 165 bucks, by the way. Some folks will have to travel hours away to register in person, costing time and travel fare or maybe gas costs, which Trump is now sending through the roof. And that is not the half of it. Just consider all the people who will face new challenges just to vote for no good reason.…”