Fighting for an economy that puts workers and families first. The latest news from Ranking Member @SenJeffMerkley and Senate Budget Committee Dems.
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Not only does Trump NOT care that Americans are paying higher prices, he actually "loves" the inflation.
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It's thanks to Trump's Big, Ugly Betrayal Law that Republicans passed last summer with NO Democratic support.
Social Security’s trust fund that pays retiree and survivor benefits is expected to reach depletion by the fourth quarter of 2032, one quarter earlier than projected in last year’s annual report.
Here’s why: wapo.st/4gbvnoV
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This is insane.
Last month, families saw the largest jump in prices since 2023, and Trump's only response is: "I love it."
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With the stroke of a pen, Trump and Republicans have completed their bleak agenda:
Higher costs.
Another foreign war.
Cuts to health care and food assistance.
Tens of billions more for ICE and Border Patrol.
And nothing for the American people.
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Trump has set an American record in self-dealing.
He sued the American people for $10 BILLION, bought up to $750 MILLION of stock in companies he promoted, and his Administration pushed a $620 MILLION contract to his son’s company.
All while American families are struggling.
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🚨The Republicans’ dangerous Big, Ugly Betrayal Law savagely guts health care and food assistance programs, and today we see the data that this bill caused the Social Security retirement trust fund to be insolvent sooner—in 2032—just six years from now.
budget.senate.gov/ranking-me…
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Trump buys $5 MILLION in Dell stock > Administration awards Dell a $10 BILLION contract
Trump buys $1 MILLION in Nvidia stock > Administration lets Nvidia sell chips to China
Trump buys $680k in Eli Lilly stock > Trump promotes Eli Lilly-made drug
Blatant pattern of corruption
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Trump Administration Translation: It’s totally fine that Americans are taking on more debt to afford to live as long as the credit card companies aren’t hurting too bad!
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The Administration that got us into a reckless war which has killed 13 Americans and made everything more expensive, is now asking the public to “trust” in Trump.
They’re as delusional as they are incompetent.
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TRUST IN TRUMP.
"Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does!" - President Donald J. Trump. 🇺🇸
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Not only was the ANWR oil and gas sale a MASSIVE revenue failure, it’s another example of Republicans running roughshod over essential environmental protections to justify their One Big Betrayal of the American people. budget.senate.gov/ranking-me…
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Tonight, Republicans turned their backs on Americans, rejecting every Democratic proposal to lower costs for families.
It is insanity to send $70 BILLION of Americans’ hard-earned money to two rogue agencies that are already sitting on a $100 BILLION of unspent funds.
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Republicans have voted this down.
.@SenAdamSchiff offers an amendment to ban the President and Vice President from receiving judgments, awards, and settlements paid by the federal government.
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.@SenAdamSchiff offers an amendment to ban the President and Vice President from receiving judgments, awards, and settlements paid by the federal government.
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.@ChrisVanHollen offers an amendment to prohibit individuals convicted of assaulting a police officer, sexual assault, crimes against children, or violent crimes from receiving payments from Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund.
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.@ChrisVanHollen offers an amendment to prohibit individuals convicted of assaulting a police officer, sexual assault, crimes against children, or violent crimes from receiving payments from Trump's Anti-Weaponization Fund.
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Republicans have voted down this amendment.
.@SenCortezMasto offers an amendment to strike $31 billon in ICE funding and appropriate the funds to bolster local law enforcement instead.
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Senate Budget Democrats retweeted
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3:15 AM update with @SenatorWarnock. We’re still in the fight to safeguard your tax dollars and prevent a $70 billion giveaway to ICE.
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.@SenCortezMasto offers an amendment to strike $31 billon in ICE funding and appropriate the funds to bolster local law enforcement instead.
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Republicans have voted this amendment down.
.@RonWyden moves to nullify Trump’s IRS immunity deal.
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