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Feb 15, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read Read on X
I'm at the Munich Security Conference, part of an annual bipartisan delegation once led by John McCain. We're here to say that whatever our differences at home, Congress still believes the freedom & security of America depends on standing by and with our democratic allies.#MSC
On Friday, we spoke w/Canada's Justin Trudeau about our new US-Canada-Mexico trade agreement, and the need for a common NATO-like front of democratic countries against dictatorships like China that wrongly imprison our citizens.
We met @SecPompeo and I pressed him to defend the State Department and its career employees against those who spread crackpot conspiracies of a "deep state" and who attack the very idea of non-partisan public service, which is a foundation of our democracy.
All of us, Democrats & Republicans, are urging Germany and other allies not to allow Chinese state controlled companies like Huawei to build our 5G infrastructure. That would compromise our security, privacy, and ultimately freedom.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-u…
But the bigger challenge is that our diplomats can't rally Europeans to defend our common values of democracy against autocracy if our president keeps insulting them and questioning those very values. Congress can try to speak for a better America, but we can't do it alone.

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Feb 25
Not surprising JD would echo the arguments of the original "America First" fascist sympathizer Charles Lindbergh who tried to keep us from stopping Hitler.

Lindbergh similarly accused Jewish & British Americans of putting their original homelands' interests ahead of America.1 / Image
That Ukrainian-American man JD is scolding wasn't even asking us to fight Russia - just to arm Ukrainians so they could protect themselves, and our allies, from a Chinese backed Russian invasion of Europe.

He had a clearer sense of America's interests and values than our VP. 2/
I think it's wonderful that Americans of Polish, Jewish, Indian, Irish, Arab and other heritage have long urged us to care about the places their families came from. Every past president told them America is a friend to freedom everywhere. Too bad this one disagrees.
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Feb 19
To my friends in Congress (on both sides of the isle):

Take a moment to be angry about this statement that Trump seems to have plagiarized from Putin.

Then remember you have power and do something.

Here are some options. 1/ Image
In 2017, Trump signed a law that says if the president wants to lift Russia sanctions or return embassy properties, he must seek Congressional approval.

Make clear now that you'll vote to block approval if Trump's "deal" betrays our values and allies. 2/congress.gov/bill/115th-con…
Put a provision in the next gov't funding bill that prohibits spending funds to withdraw US troops from Poland & the Baltic States unless Russia is no longer a threat.

Congress passed a version of this to stop first term Trump from withdrawing troops from Korea. 3/
Read 8 tweets
Jan 29
So the DOGE bros are bragging today that they got "DEI scholarships for Burma" canceled.

These are USAID's Lincoln Scholarships, which help young people struggling for freedom in Burma's dictatorship - a cause America has supported under Republican & Democratic presidents. 1/ Image
What could be "woke" or "DEI" about these scholarships? The only clue is that USAID says they're for students "of diverse backgrounds" (oh no, diversity!). This is essential for Burma, where the military has exploited ethnic and religious divisions to stay in power. 2/
As a Senator, Marco Rubio strongly supported human rights in Burma. He urged the Biden administration to do even more to help its people, including specifically the persecuted Rohingya ethnic minority - which I guess now would count as DEI. 3/ foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…
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Jan 15
This was Biden's deal, but as much as I hate to say it, he couldn't have done it without Trump -- not so much Trump's performative threats to Hamas, but his willingness to tell Bibi bluntly that the war had to end by Jan. 20.

And that's damning. 1/
Biden was the best president I've ever seen at building our alliances w/European & Asian democracies, and mobilizing them against Russia and China.

Our interests will suffer from a successor who threatens economic war with Canada while inviting China to his inauguration. 2/
But Biden was lousy at dealing with leaders who only speak "thug" - repeatedly signaling fear of what they might do if we asserted our power (that they might escalate a war, or jilt us for China, or walk away from negotiations), rather than making them fear what we might do. 3/
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Jan 3
In my last campaign, I knocked the door of a retired firefighter. He said he rarely voted for Democrats, but we had a long, good talk.

His #1 issue was that he was paying $5K a year for a single prescription drug.

And he understandably doubted I could do anything about it. 1/
Most seniors on Medicare don't have out of pocket costs quite that high, but in my time in Congress I heard from many who did, for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and many others. For them, the burden could be crushing. 2/ Image
I'm thinking about this because yesterday, Medicare's $2000 annual cap on out of pocket drug costs for seniors - which we passed in the Inflation Reduction Act - finally kicked in.

It will save the retired firefighter I met around $3,000 a year. 3/ Image
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Nov 22, 2024
Trump's tariffs may prove performative (and corrupt) - he may relent when countries hire lobbyists & promise to buy more US wheat, weapons or Trump bitcoin, exempt connected industries, etc. But if he means it, our economy will take multiple hits. 1/cnb.cx/40S9e7y
First, most obviously, a 20% tax on all imports from all countries will spike inflation. 98% of clothes sold in America are imported. So are over 40% of fruits and vegetables, and 90% of consumer electronics. All these things and more will instantly become more expensive. 2/
Second, goods produced in the USA will also become more expensive because even domestic manufacturers import parts and materials - aluminum for cars, chips for electronics, ingredients for pharmaceuticals - for which they'll have to pay 20% more. 3/
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