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Dick Durbin: “Forget that working people are paying more for gas and that…”

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Durbin Slams Trump's $1 Billion Ballroom And Slush Fund For Jan. 6 Insurrectionists & Trump Allies

Published | Video Starts at 09:08

Lawyers for those January 6th insurrectionists who Trump pardoned have already said they're going to apply for compensation. They're going to ask for money to be paid to them for committing a crime. Forget that working people are paying more for gas and that they still haven't seen a dime in refunds in Trump's illegal tariffs. that pushed up the prices for groceries and clothes and appliances. The President is making sure that those who fought to undermine a free and fair election and those who … (09:08–09:16)

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Asserts that Trump's tariffs have increased costs for working people without refunds.

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