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KAINE: You've sacked 350,000 people, do you know how many were veterans? VOUGHT: *deflects* KAINE: 30% of the federal workforce are veterans. So when you fire 350,000 people, I think you've fired more veterans than any other administration in history.

MERKLEY: Republican Myth: Democrats won't fund FEMA. FACT: Last week, Senate Democrats asked unanimous consent to fund FEMA, Coast Guard, and TSA—it was the REPUBLICANS that objected.

.David J. Bier: Immigrants have reduced government deficits by $14.5 TRILLION over the last 30 years.

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MURRAY: Is it true that people making under $184k pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate? DAHL: Yes. MURRAY: And the rate for someone making $1 million? DAHL: 2.2%. MURRAY: So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184k, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.

MERKLEY: Trump's 2027 budget did not include the debt or deficit projections required by law. Will you push to include those next year? DUNCAN: As the Director testified— MERKLEY: The director testified that he didn't want to "confuse Americans." Americans are not idiots.

VAN HOLLEN: The tax cuts you provided to the wealthiest were made permanent, right? VOUGHT: Yes. VAN HOLLEN: But the tax cuts for working people, like no tax on tips, those will expire in 2028, right? VOUGHT: We want to extend them. VAN HOLLEN: But you didn't.

TRUMP'S DEPUTY OMB NOM CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION VAN HOLLEN: Your boss, Russ Vought, has said he wants civil servants to be put in trauma. Do you see merit-based civil servants as the villain? Do you want to put them in trauma?

MERKLEY: What effect did the Big, Ugly Betrayal bill have on debt over 10 years? DUKE: CBO shows that it adds $4.7 TRILLION to the deficit. MERKLEY: 30 years? DUKE: $30 TRILLION MERKLEY: Over 30 years, what if interest rates are 1% higher? DUKE: $50 TRILLION.

MURRAY: You have no idea how much has been spent on the war so far? VOUGHT: We don't have that figure. MURRAY: You're not even going to give us a range? VOUGHT: No. MURRAY: It's your job to know.

Donald Trump promised a room of Big Oil execs that he’d roll back climate legislation if they donated $1 billion to his campaign. Now, Budget Chairman Sheldon Whitehouse and Finance Chair Ron Wyden are demanding answers about this quid pro quo.

LUJÁN: Is inflation up or down from a year ago? VOUGHT: *refuses to answer* LUJÁN: Now will you answer my question? Is it higher or lower than a year ago? VOUGHT: We are in the middle of a situation in Iran... LUJÁN: I'll say it for you, it's HIGHER than it was a year ago.

“Without the Bush tax cuts, their extensions, and the Trump tax cuts, debt would be declining as a percent of GDP forever.” Watch Bobby Kogan break down how tax giveaways for the rich are the primary drivers of the deficit.

.Senator Alex Padilla came with receipts.

MERKLEY: What impact did Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill have on the solvency of the Social Security trust fund? DAHL: The reconciliation bill moved the trust fund closer to insolvency.

Muhil has lived in the U.S. for nearly 20 years, but her future in this country is uncertain because of our broken immigration laws. “If I left the country, I don’t know when I’d be able to come back.” Her story is just one example and a reminder that #ImmigrationFuelsGrowth.

MERKLEY: Why not include a plan to address Social Security, when we are 6 years from the trust fund being exhausted? VOUGHT: The president has been clear that he will protect Social Security. MERKLEY: So why not protect it? Why not have a plan?

Senate Democrats are sending a clear message: No Vought.

.David J. Bier: Congress must require DHS to focus on real threats and it must empower Americans to sue federal agents for violating the Constitution. We need accountability.

VAN HOLLEN: The benefits of Trump's tax bill overwhelmingly go to the richest people in the country. VOUGHT: Which is an extension of current law. VAN HOLLEN: Yes, an extension of the FIRST Trump tax bill which provided 72% of the tax cut benefits to the top 20%.

PADILLA: Thanks to a lawsuit, we KNOW that the Trump Administration gave DHS the sensitive Social Security data of nearly every U.S. resident.

This week, we’re shining a light on the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long campaign of deceit about climate change. Tune in Wednesday, May 1st at 9am.

Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil’s Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change

.Mark Warner exposes Dan Bishop and Russell Vought’s plan to decimate Social Security. This will be a complete disaster for seniors.

KAINE: You've sacked 350,000 people, do you know how many were veterans? VOUGHT: deflects KAINE: 30% of the federal workforce are veterans. So when you fire 350,000 people, I think you've fired more veterans than any other administration in history.

LUJÁN: Is inflation up or down from a year ago? VOUGHT: refuses to answer LUJÁN: Now will you answer my question? Is it higher or lower than a year ago? VOUGHT: We are in the middle of a situation in Iran... LUJÁN: I'll say it for you, it's HIGHER than it was a year ago.