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But there are these questions about whether we're balancing the interests of seniors, you know, seniors, social security, medicare, et cetera, and balancing the needs of the most -- the people who need the most in this country, ali. there was a lot of talk on the republican side about gutting food stamps, about work requirements, people already are working. trying to really stick it to the same people they always try to stick it to. and you know, i think lawrence will say this all the time. you can make a statement vote when your vote isn't needed, but if their votes had been needed to pass it...

Defense contractors, 60 minutes did a documentary just this week, $100 billion plus that is being wasted because defense contractors are ripping us off. they don't want to talk about that. but they want to take away money from the veterans, from the people who put on the uniform. they want to take away the money from the most vulnerable. their values are just out of whack. >> john, they have taken the pentagon off the table. they have also taken getting rid of loopholes for the superrich off the table, leaving only things that also a lot of veterans are not making, you know, lots and lots of m...

Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds says she will sign a bill to roll back labor protections for children, allowing minors to work longer hours and take jobs that had been prohibited.

“This session will go down in history as one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in Iowa.”…