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Tammy Baldwin: “The President is trying to illegally steal money from the people I work for.”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

'The President Is Trying To Illegally Steal Money From The People I Work For...': Tammy Baldwin

Published October 1, 2026

Senator from Wisconsin. I rise today because for a second year in a row, The President is trying to illegally steal money from the people I work for. Eight months ago, Congress overwhelmingly passed bipartisan appropriations bills and the President signed them into law. Democrats negotiated those bills in good faith with this pocket rescission. (00:10–00:18)

STATEMENT

Asserts that the President is attempting to illegally reallocate funds.

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“Donald Trump is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars on primetime commercials promoting Donald Trump.”
Asserts that Trump is using taxpayer money for self-promotional commercials.01:24-01:34
“He's spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a gold encrusted ballroom and an arch, a monument to himself.”
Asserts that Trump is spending on personal vanity projects.01:35-02:01
“He's spending tens of billions of dollars on a war in Iran, which is raising gas prices and home heating costs.”
Asserts that Trump is spending on a war in Iran affecting gas and heating costs.02:01-02:11
“This little but mighty agency has saved literally billions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of lives.”
Asserts that AHRQ has saved money and lives.04:10-04:19
“Congress overwhelmingly passed bipartisan appropriations bills and the President signed them into law.”
Asserts that bipartisan appropriations bills were passed and signed into law.00:19-00:28
“The Trump administration is saying those laws and the agreements we made when negotiating them don't matter.”
Asserts that the Trump administration is disregarding negotiated laws and agreements.00:34-00:43
“What Trump and Russell vote consider wasteful is $28 million for research to reduce health care costs.”
Asserts that Trump considers healthcare research funding wasteful.02:26-02:36
“What they consider wasteful is $70 million in education funding that supports national security priorities.”
Asserts that Trump considers education funding for national security wasteful.02:37-02:46
“AHRQ has funded advancements in telehealth to help doctors better treat patients in rural areas.”
Asserts that AHRQ supports telehealth advancements.03:37-03:45
“AHRQ has supported work to reduce the rate of hospital acquired infections.”
Asserts that AHRQ funds efforts to reduce hospital infections.03:50-03:57
“AHRQ has funded work to improve health care for older Americans coming home from the hospital.”
Asserts that AHRQ funds healthcare improvements for older Americans.04:02-04:09
“The President is illegally cutting funding that supports important national security interests.”
Asserts that Trump is illegally cutting national security-related funding.04:33-04:40
“It funds training in less commonly taught languages that the US Government determines are a national priority.”
Asserts that the funding supports language training deemed a national priority.04:40-04:49
“This pocket rescission is illegal.”
Asserts that the pocket rescission is illegal.05:21-05:25