'They Don't Want Anybody Looking Inside This Monstrosity': Jamie Raskin Tears Into GOP's Budget

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During remarks on the House floor Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) spoke about the Republicans budget which ultimately passed the House early Thursday morning.

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00:00Thank you Mr. Speaker. It's telling that President Trump and his cult followers have

00:10chosen to name their bill after its size and its looks instead of its contents and its

00:16values. They don't want anybody looking inside this monstrosity. There's nothing beautiful

00:22or big about stripping 14 million Americans of their health care or removing food security

00:29from 11 million people including 4 million kids. That's ugly. That's small. I know Donald

00:37Trump has increased his net worth by more than $3 billion since taking office from his

00:43global crypto scam and that yesterday he brought home a $400 million jumbo jet from the monarch

00:52dictator of Qatar, a flying constitutional violation packed with threats of espionage

00:58and surveillance. But there's nothing big or beautiful about plundering the wealth of the

01:05people of America to give to the people who have already profited from Donald Trump's prior

01:12schemes. Let's vote this whole monstrosity down.

01:16Let's vote this whole monstrosity down.

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01:30Let's vote this whole monstrosity down.

01:31Let's vote this whole monstrosity down.

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