00:00With respect to the latest foolishness to come out of the Trump administration,
00:08I mean, it really seems to me at this point that Donald Trump doesn't give a damn about the
00:14prospects of the country and the Republican Party. The notion that Donald Trump has spent
00:22more time on the golf course than trying to keep health care affordable for the American people
00:29or drive down the high cost of living in and of itself is extraordinary. But then we layer on top
00:35of that, he can find $40 billion to bail out Argentina. He's trying to extort $230 million
00:43from the Department of Justice. He literally has ordered the destruction of the East Wing
00:50of the White House. At the same time, he says the affordability crisis is a hoax.
00:56Republicans are being crushed electorally all across the country. News of the demise of the
01:03Democratic Party was greatly exaggerated. And yet, what Donald Trump comes up with
01:11at this particular point in time to end the year is not ordering Mike Johnson, because he could have
01:19done that, to remain in Washington until we address the issue of health care affordability and extend the
01:29Affordable Care Act tax credits that the so-called Kennedy Center board wants to rename the Kennedy Center
01:39after Donald Trump. Are you kidding me? Like, how does that help deal with the affordability crisis
01:47in this country? These people are pathetic. They are sycophants. And these are individuals right now
01:59who are bending the knee to a loser. The Republicans are losers. Why are you bending the knee at this point
02:08in time? It's not clear to you that, as Michael Ray Richardson, the great former New York Knicks, once said,
02:17the ship be sinking? It's over. This is the Titanic. I don't get it. I really don't understand the situation.
02:28Because these people promised that they were going to lower the high cost of living on day one.
02:33And they failed to do it in year one, let alone day one. And now their holiday gift to the American people
02:43is to continue to try to block our ability to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
02:51But they want to rename, allegedly, the Kennedy Center after Donald J. Trump.
02:58These are sick people. Something is really wrong with these folks.
03:04And here's the final thing. They don't have the power to do it.
03:10Only Congress can rename the Kennedy Center. The wannabe king and his sycophantic minions can't do it.
03:20But they're going to create a spectacle across the country. And everybody's going to chase this story.
03:29But how does that actually help the American people who've already been convinced that Donald Trump is
03:36not focused on making their life better? The whole thing is extraordinary.
03:40And it's another indication of the fact that things have fallen apart quickly
03:50for Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
03:52And House Democrats are going to continue our commitment to the principle that in this great country,
03:59when you work hard and play by the rules, everyone should be able to live an affordable life,
04:07a comfortable life, and the good life. Not too much to ask for in the wealthiest country in the history of the world.
04:15Good paying job, good housing, good health care, good education for your children, and a good retirement.
04:21And that's what Democrats are going to continue to fight to achieve for every single American in this country.
04:31Thank you all. Happy holidays.
04:33Happy holidays.
Comments