During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) spoke about the Republican agenda under the Trump administration.
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00:00Without objection.
00:01Thank you, Mr. President.
00:01Mr. President, just yesterday, I heard the minority leader once again misrepresent the Republicans' agenda.
00:10Well, with respect, once again, he is wrong.
00:14And let me set the record straight, because the Republican agenda is actually very popular.
00:21The latest Rasmussen poll was very clear.
00:23A majority, a majority of Americans believe our country is finally heading in the right direction.
00:31This is the highest number of Americans who have graded our country heading in the right direction, basically, this century.
00:40Why? Because Americans are done with the painful Democrat years of high prices and open borders.
00:47The contrast is significant.
00:49They are witnessing firsthand the Trump turnaround, and they are actually happy that Republicans are delivering for them after what they've been through for the previous four years.
01:00Let's take a look at gas prices.
01:03Gas prices were 50 cents a gallon cheaper this year than they were Memorial Day last year.
01:11So families now save about $10 every time they fill up, and they're going to feel this relief all summer long.
01:18And Senate Republicans are adding to the success.
01:22We're working on the bold agenda to make America stronger, safer, more prosperous, more affordable.
01:28And let me outline why we're doing this and why it's so urgent.
01:33Our mission is to stop a $4 trillion tax increase.
01:38That would be the highest, biggest tax increase in the history of our country.
01:42Every one of the Democrats supports this all-out assault on our wallets, our pocketbooks, on the purses of the people all across the country.
01:53We're talking about the largest tax increase in America's history.
01:59And our goal is to make these tax cuts permanent.
02:02So ignore the scare tactics that we hear from the other side of the aisle.
02:07This is a lifeline for middle-class families and for small businesses.
02:11This is about allowing people to keep more of what they earn.
02:15It is their hard-earned money.
02:18We're also going to end taxes on tips.
02:21In Wyoming, 10,000 workers will benefit from this.
02:26Hard-working waiters, bartenders, tour guides, all of them.
02:29We're also going to make sure that police officers, firefighters will owe no taxes on overtime.
02:37Seniors will keep more of their Social Security.
02:39Small business owners will keep more of their earnings.
02:43We will also relieve them of these incredible paperwork burdens that are a drag on their ability to build their businesses.
02:53Republicans will also strengthen and preserve Medicaid for the Americans who need it the most.
03:00This means 1.4 million illegal immigrants will stop receiving taxpayer-funded Medicaid benefits.
03:08It was never intended for them.
03:09It's wrong.
03:11Benefits like that don't belong to them.
03:14These people are in the country illegally.
03:16They should not be benefiting from the work of hard-working Americans.
03:23Democrats want to keep all these benefits flowing to all these illegal immigrants.
03:28Well, that makes it harder for the American medical patients to get to see a doctor.
03:33I know.
03:34I practiced medicine for a long time.
03:36Took care of lots of Medicaid patients.
03:37What the Democrats have done to Medicaid and now illegal immigrants receiving it, over a million is making it harder for the American public to get to see a doctor.
03:49To bring prices down, we're actually focusing much, much more on American energy and producing American energy.
03:56American energy that was under attack in the last administration by Biden and the Democrats.
04:02Affordable, reliable, reliable American energy is going to lower costs for people.
04:07It will bring down the cost of heating your home.
04:09It will bring down the cost of filling the tank.
04:13You know, with all the artificial intelligence breakthroughs, we need more energy to power those data centers.
04:21This is going to be done with American manufacturing.
04:25To win the AI race that we're now in against China, we need more energy, not less.
04:30Republican policies will make America energy dominant once again.
04:35Republican policies will also invite the world to build and invest right here at home in America.
04:41No more outsourcing our energy or our innovation or our destiny.
04:47Americans will be in charge.
04:50On border security, Republicans are resolute.
04:56We'll finish the wall, deport criminal illegal immigrants,
04:58and stop the flood of illegal fentanyl that is destroying and killing communities around our country.
05:05Border patrol agents will get the tools and the backup that they need,
05:09as well as the pay that they deserve.
05:14These are strong measures, and they will secure the border.
05:19Sunday, just two days ago,
05:21there was a terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado.
05:25And it is a sad reminder of the stakes.
05:29The terrorist was in the country illegally.
05:32He was here because of open border policies
05:35of the Biden administration and the Democrats,
05:37one they want to continue.
05:39Every Senate Democrat
05:41right now in this body
05:43has voted to keep the borders open
05:47and opposed securing the borders.
05:51This terrorist overstayed his visa.
05:54Joe Biden and the Democrats
05:55never kicked him out.
05:56Actually, they gave him a work permit.
05:59And even that has expired.
06:02And what do we know now?
06:03We know that investigators have found
06:05that he has planned his hateful
06:07anti-Semitic attack
06:08and was planning it for over a year.
06:11And he targeted Jews.
06:14He screamed,
06:14Free Palestine!
06:16Twelve people were injured.
06:19Eight were hospitalized.
06:21Among the victims
06:22was an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor.
06:27This is the human cost
06:29of dangerous Democrat policies.
06:33Republicans will make our cities
06:35sanctuaries of safety,
06:39not sanctuary cities.
06:41Not dens of crime and chaos,
06:44which is what Democrats have welcomed.
06:47Republicans are also rebuilding
06:49our military might.
06:51Our bold legislation will make our military
06:53the strongest fighting force in the world.
06:56Our military will be lethal,
06:58intimidating, and ready to fight.
07:01We're also investing in the Golden Dome for America.
07:05This revolutionary missile shield
07:07is vital for our nation's security.
07:08It's going to stop a deadly threat
07:11from adversaries
07:11who want to threaten
07:13the American people
07:14and our nation as a whole.
07:17That is deterrence.
07:19That is restoring peace through strength.
07:23This is the bold Republican agenda
07:25that we are fighting for.
07:26Cutting taxes on tips
07:28and overtime on Social Security.
07:29Stopping the largest tax increase in history.
07:33Strengthening and preserving Medicaid.
07:35Ending taxpayer-funded benefits
07:37for illegal immigrants.
07:40Securing our borders.
07:41Creating safer communities.
07:43Providing for a strong national defense.
07:45And once again,
07:46making America energy dominant.
07:49Democrats oppose all of these improvements
07:53to our nation.
07:55Why are Democrats for open borders?
07:57I wish they'd come down and explain it.
07:59Why are Democrats for a $4 trillion tax increase?
08:03I'm waiting for them to speak up.
08:05Why are Democrats for taxpayer-funded health care
08:07for 1.4 million illegal immigrants?
08:11I'll tell you why.
08:14It's because they're absolutely out of touch
08:15with the American people.
08:18Americans voted to get the country back on track.
08:21Senate Republicans are getting it done.
08:24And we are building a future
08:26of safety and prosperity
08:28for all Americans.
08:31Thank you, Mr. President.
08:32I yield the floor.
08:33And note the absence.
08:35The clerk will call the roll.
08:37Ms. Alsup Brooks.