"Why is this bill designed to take away some of the benefits that you claim people are going to have?"
"I am very alarmed at this increasingly lawless action of the Trump administration."
"I thought it was very -- I told him there was some consolation that he felt concerned about these things, too."
"I wanted to ask him, who are these people? What were their security clearances? What information did they take?"
"What authority did they have to do it?"
"Why do these people have access to my Social Security number, to my bank account?"
"He too had no idea what DOGE employees, what authority they had."
"I certainly appreciate the perspective that in pointing out the need to listen to those with lived experience..."
"Do we see instances where there are barriers to applying to unemployment?"
"I propose restoring all those benefits and still extending the life of Social Security by 24 years."
"It is not fair to come to the table and say to people the only way that we can fix it is to cut benefits by 25 percent."