On Thursday, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-CA) delivered remarks on the House floor about Trump's tariff reversal and potential people who profited from it.
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00:00Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.
00:05Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
00:06Yesterday, the president posted on social media, quote,
00:10this is a great time to buy.
00:13And then shortly after that, he paused his tariff plan,
00:15the very one that sent markets into a tailspin.
00:18The market bounced back, although it's down again.
00:20And the president celebrated in the Oval Office with top financial executives.
00:24And they celebrated at whose expense?
00:26The parents who watch their kids' college savings accounts get depleted.
00:31The retirees who rely on their investments to carry them through their remaining years.
00:34And the small business owners, including many in my district,
00:37who don't know how to plan and don't know how to keep the lights on at this point.
00:40This wreaked havoc on millions of Americans.
00:43And those Americans also deserve to know about what happened and who profited off of it.
00:49Did the financial executives know about what was going to happen?
00:53Did the president's donors know?
00:54Who knew and who profited from this great time to buy tweet and everything that was leading up to it?
01:00We need a full investigation into what happened and who profited from it.
01:04The American people deserve better.
01:05I yield back.
01:06For what purpose does the gentleman from Indiana...
01:08For what purpose does the gentleman from Indiana...