'Democrats Have Spending Bill Power': Senator Warren’s DIRECT-MESSAGE To ‘Mr.Veto’ Trump

Democrats just flipped both the House and the Senate big time. And here's why. Democrats won by being populist economic fighters who just weren't afraid to call out corrupt politicians and who weren't afraid to take on corporate interests that have rigged the system. It's a two-part plan for Democrats. First you win, and then you deliver. And now, that's the part Democrats have to do. Deliver. That's right, even with Donald Trump still in the White House. You remember this. Donald Trump declared that he would cut costs on day one. And he bragged that he would end inflation and make America affordable again. Instead, Trump and Republicans, they took a wrecking ball to our economy. They cut health care so that they could fund tax breaks for rich people. They imposed chaotic tariffs. And they launched an endless war. And at the same time, Donald Trump has tried his hardest to rework the federal government into some kind of corruption machine designed to rake in profits for himself, his families, and his buddies. And on Tuesday, Democrats won by saying, enough is enough. Democrats won by recognizing Americans' economic pain, by denouncing the corruption, and by pledging to upend this broken system. We relentlessly and rightfully criticized Trump's economy, but we also made a deeper point about who the economy works for. And it struck home. Sherrod Brown, James Tallarico, John Ossoff, they all talked about a rigged system. Annie Andrews promised to take on, quote, big insurance, big tech, big pharma, and the utility monopolies. Go, Annie. Josh Turek, he promised to fight for Iowans, not for, quote, billionaires and large corporations. Chris Pappas declared to New Hampshire voters in his victory speech, quote, Tonight's results are a wake-up call for the corporate special interests and billionaires who've been rigging the economy. It's a long, long list. And, you know, is that just campaign rhetoric? No, Democrats actually got into the details. The winning candidates stood up for big policy changes like increasing the federal minimum wage, expanding child care, reining in big tech and data centers and AI, and reforming health care. We came with plans, specific policies to dismantle a rigged system and to beat back this concentrated corporate power. From Mary Peltola to Roy Cooper, Democrats called for blocking grocery store mergers that drive up prices. Wow. Josh Turek and James Tallarico promised to break up vertical integration between insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies. And yeah, I got a bill for that. Troy Jackson and Abdul El-Sayed campaigned on Medicare for All. Look, not long ago, promising to raise taxes on the rich was considered unthinkable. But Democrats all around the country did that and won. This happened because Democrats put in the work to earn the trust of voters. And I'll give you one example of that. Our new housing affordability law, you remember the one that Donald Trump refused to sign? That was a critical proof point for a lot of the candidates. And in races from Kentucky to Indiana to South Carolina, candidates loudly proclaimed their support for blocking private equity from gobbling up houses. Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton. campaigned on cracking down on Wall Street ownership of single-family homes even more than the historic provisions that we passed this summer. Well, now it's time to act. Donald Trump says he wants to work with Democrats. Let's make him do it. I'm ready to team up with any Republican who is listening to the American people. But if congressional Republicans won't join us to deliver relief for working families, Then we'll do it without him. Look, some people have said it is wasted energy to send strong policy changes to the Trump White House. I disagree. Trump says he welcomes the nickname Mr. Vita. Well, let's test him out on that. That means passing legislation to make life more affordable for Americans and to make our government less corrupt. One, let's stop Trump's war. Two, let's cut costs. Now, Trump may still be president, but Democrats have the power on spending bills and we should use it. I'm talking about no more funding for a forever war with Iran. And how about canceling the looming healthcare insurance cuts and nutrition benefits put in place by the Republicans last summer? And look, there's some legislation that we can pass that isn't going to require a single Republican vote. Expand health care coverage, fund universal child care, get things done for the American people. And that takes me to three. Pay for all of this by putting a little fairness back in the system. We can start with canceling the tax breaks that Trump and the Republicans handed out to giant corporations and ultra millionaires and billionaires. And believe me, that's a whole lot of money just right there. And for things where we need Republican votes, Let's make them take those votes. I'm talking about policies to ban stock trading by federal officials or crack down on Trump's blatant corruption. Democrats should put the bills up for a vote and then let the Republicans decide if they really want to stay tied to that kind of corruption. And if they do, let's clear away the Senate filibuster rules and pass the laws anyway. So we've talked about trying to get bipartisan bills passed. Passing funding bills that we won't need Republican votes for and forcing Republicans to take hard votes when we do need them. Let me hit one more bucket of the work ahead. Accountability. Congress has the power to hold Donald Trump and his cronies accountable for ripping off the American people so they could make themselves richer. I'm looking at big tech CEOs and Wall Street executives and giant corporations. You know who you are. These guys should prepare to answer tough questions and face real consequences if they have broken the law. Democrats won by claiming we are on the side of working people, and working people are now counting on us to deliver. We can't wait two years. We need to deliver now.