Unanimous Consent Request--S. 4791
Floor Speech
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Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, we are going to speak on eliminating Trump's slush fund.
Now, the only way--the only way--to ensure Trump's $2 billion taxpayer-funded MAGA slush fund and his family's sweetheart tax fraud deal with the IRS--the only way we are going to ensure that they never see the light of day is to ban them permanently by law. Republicans need to stop playing dumb and realize Trump has absolutely zero intention to table his slush fund.
Just listen to him. Just this month, Trump said:
Personally, I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans.
``So do many other Republicans.''
I repeat. Trump said:
I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans.
I invite Republicans to prove Trump wrong, support this bill, outlaw this corruption, say it is a terrible idea on the floor so that we can eliminate it permanently, once and for all.
Republicans have passed up opportunity after opportunity to ban these corrupt cash handouts for Trump, his billionaire friends, and his cop- beating January 6 insurrectionists.
That is what he wants to do, Americans. Instead of using money to reduce your healthcare costs, instead of using money to reduce your electric costs, your housing costs, your food costs, he wants to give it to his corrupt friends and probably, somehow, to himself.
Will Republicans listen to the empty promises of Trump's personal fixer, Todd Blanche, or to the outraged cries of the American people, who despise--despise--this corruption?
Will Republicans help Trump and family cheat on their taxes or will they stand up for American taxpayers?
Will Republicans funnel billions of dollars to Trump, MAGA billionaires, cop beaters, convicted criminals; or will they work with Democrats to lower costs for working families?
That is the question before us today, plain and simple. Trump's slush fund, his permission slip for tax fraud, and his nonstop grifting are a running tally of corruption's cost and proof that Trump hasn't drained the swamp; he has just slapped a pool liner on it. In short, Trump isn't draining the swamp. He is swimming in it, and he likes it.
4791, submitted earlier today.
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Mr. SCHUMER. My colleague from Tennessee talked about things being swept under the rug. Nothing--nothing--sweeps under the rug this statement of Donald Trump's:
Personally, I think the weaponization fund is a great idea, and so do many other Republicans.
He is going to do it unless we stop it. The objection is so unfortunate. It allows Trump to continue with his slush fund.
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