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Ben Ray Lujan Hammers Trump, Republicans Over 'Disgusting' Cuts And Tariffs
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6 months ago
At a Senate Democratic press briefing on Tuesday, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) spoke about rescissions and tariffs.
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With that, I'll hand it over to Senator Lujan.
00:04
Well, good afternoon, everyone.
00:08
First off, as Leader Schumer reminded us,
00:13
just don't forget about those families out in Texas.
00:18
So many folks that lost loved ones, people still missing.
00:23
More should have been done to help these families.
00:31
At the same time, we lost three loved ones in New Mexico with some horrific flooding.
00:39
Senator Heinrich and I were there in that community of Rio Doso on Friday.
00:47
We also saw hundreds of homes that were lost.
00:50
These are homes that survived a fire, flooding year one, and more flooding comes year two.
00:57
Let us also not forget, as we talk about FEMA, that in the western part of America,
01:02
we need to make sure there's a chapter for fire and the flooding that's going to follow
01:05
for not just year one, but for the next 10 years.
01:08
Now, while all that's happening, my Republican colleagues are saying,
01:11
well, they're going to take some cuts in a few places.
01:14
Russell Vaux is just starting to steal money.
01:16
That map behind me shows all the radio stations across the country that are about to lose funding.
01:24
Think about those loved ones in Texas and New Mexico.
01:27
There were more floods and loved ones lost in New Jersey.
01:32
People that depend on getting a radio signal,
01:36
some kind of information to them when cell phones are not working, mobile phones are out,
01:41
you can't get a message from anyone else, but it's local AM radio or public broadcasting
01:46
that are still able to carry a signal to warn you to get out of your home.
01:50
It's almost time for you to move.
01:51
Get your stuff ready.
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You need to get out of there.
01:54
Something's coming.
01:56
And what about all of those experts that are supposed to be telling us what the weather's doing
02:00
that then touches you so that you might be able to save your life
02:04
or a loved one's life or a pet's life?
02:06
It's absolutely disgusting, the cuts that are taking place right now.
02:12
Now, in addition to that, as Senator Hassett reminded us,
02:16
what's happening with all these tariffs, these national sales tax?
02:20
There's probably a lot of coffee drinkers here in this room.
02:22
I see a bunch of you in the morning, sometimes in the afternoon and the evening.
02:27
There's a couple coffee shops from back in New Mexico that have reached out to me
02:30
to tell me how negatively these tariffs are hitting them as well.
02:34
And for those of you that are buying a cup of coffee,
02:37
you know that an extra buck or two bucks out of your pocket for a cup of coffee is a lot
02:42
at a time across New Mexico when every buck matters.
02:47
That's the kind of nonsense that's happening.
02:49
And to boot, they're just kicking farmers and ranchers in the face as well,
02:54
making it harder and harder for them with the price of these inputs,
02:57
the question associated with these food programs that are being taken away and devastated as well.
03:02
It's just one punch to the American people after another, right in the gut.
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It is wrong.
03:08
And it's time for our Republican colleagues to stand up to this nonsense,
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do the right thing, and reverse all that is happening that is so bad
03:15
that it's hurting the American people.
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