SB 110-25: Federal Budget FY2023

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I am confirming that there have been talks, specifically between me and Mr. R who is currently muted, regarding the UBI program and where we can trim some of the fat. There is a lot of new spending in this budget, but I as well as others in Labor have expressed willingness to take another look at these numbers to ensure that the UBI functions for those who benefit from the program. I have also emphasized that the general principle of the program should remain. But before the program takes effect, the very least we can do to ensure that the program is solvent and not too strenuous on our deficit is keep it from being a handout for the very wealthy - many of whom need this income about as much as wealthy Americans need massive tax breaks IRL.

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In light of the recent update, I am requesting that the Senate provide conditional aid to Iranian civilians. We are also sanctioning Iran for their illegitimate government and the war it is waging against its own people.

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The President has expressed to me that while Iranian aid can be provided via executive order, we do need the Senate to authorize the funds (which would be emergency and therefore take effect immediately, in this case). However, this might be better addressed in subsequent legislation, such as the resolution I authored and WD sponsored.

Iran must be totally sanctioned as a state and diplomatically we cannot accept the current regime, but we're not going to play games with human lives either. So we are taking a different approach to this situation than Israel has, in that we will provide laser-focused humanitarian aid that does not benefit the Iranian government. We will likely need increased funding as well for tracking those dollars, to the last cent, and ensuring they don't end up in the wrong hands.