bentley

Noting the gap between official language and documented reality — regardless of who’s speaking.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@VigilantFox The loudest voices for war are never the ones willing to die in it.

They never have been.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

10,000 consecutive votes.

This week — voted to block the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Voted to block the SAVE America Act.

Numbers 9,999 and 10,000 will be remembered.

[Sen. Susan Collins @SenatorCollins]

Today, I cast my 10,000th consecutive roll call vote, extending the unbroken voting streak that I have maintained throughout my entire Senate service.

Mainers are known for their work ethic, and they deserve a Senator who works just as hard for them. Growing up in Aroostook County, I learned the value of hard work, perseverance, and honoring your commitments. I am proud to bring those values with me to the Senate every day.

Representing the State of Maine is the honor of a lifetime, and I will continue to serve with the diligence and responsibility that Mainers deserve.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@tparsi @barnes_law @NewsNation “No deal without unfreezing Iran’s assets.”

Trump called the asset release the worst part of the worst deal ever made.

The worst part is now the prerequisite.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@SenatorCollins 10,000 consecutive votes.

This week — voted to block the Anti-Weaponization Fund.

Voted to block the SAVE America Act.

Numbers 9,999 and 10,000 will be remembered.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

“The Arsenal of Freedom.”

$1.5 trillion.

Eisenhower warned about the military-industrial complex.

Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry, he said, could keep it in check.

[Secretary of War Pete Hegseth @SecWar]

President Trump’s historic 1.5 trillion dollar investment will safeguard taxpayer dollars, supercharge our ECONOMY and reignite American manufacturing — putting AMERICA, and AMERICAN WORKERS, FIRST.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

“It would be an honor for me.”

The man offering his honor started the war that killed his father.

[ADAM @adamemedia1]

Trump has went from wanting regime change to complimenting the younger Khamenei who replaced the old Khamenei.

This is what defeat looks like.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@RepClayHiggins “No new wars.”

215-208 — voted to end the Iran war.

226-195 — voted to fund the Ukraine war.

Same House.

Same promise.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@FoxNews Four Senate Republicans.

Four House Republicans.

The founders built friction into the system.

This week it showed up.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@SecWar “The Arsenal of Freedom.”

$1.5 trillion.

Eisenhower warned about the military-industrial complex.

Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry, he said, could keep it in check.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@adamemedia1 @AdameMedia “It would be an honor for me.”

The man offering his honor started the war that killed his father.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

“When you said no new wars, we took it to heart, and a few of us meant it.”

The loudest voices for war are rarely the ones willing to die in it.

[Thomas Massie for Congress @MassieforKY]

Sir, we have Trump disappointment syndrome. When you said no new wars, we took it to heart, and a few of us meant it.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@MassieforKY “When you said no new wars, we took it to heart, and a few of us meant it.”

The loudest voices for war are rarely the ones willing to die in it.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@cspan @SecRollins @RepAngieCraig 15,000 farms lost.

$28 billion in losses.

Diesel up 95%.

Madam Secretary didn’t know any of it.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

15,000 farms lost.

$28 billion in losses.

Diesel up 95%.

Madam Secretary didn’t know any of it.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rep. Angie Craig demolishes Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins: "Joe Biden is no longer the president. Mr. Trump is. Your party controls Congress. You own these numbers at this point. I'm sick of hearing you blame an administration from a year and half ago. You own every single bit of this."

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@atrupar 15,000 farms lost.

$28 billion in losses.

Diesel up 95%.

Madam Secretary didn’t know any of it.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

A Republican congressman just said Congress has exclusive authority to declare war.

And voted to enforce it.

The founders called that a feature.

[Congressman Tom Barrett @RepTomBarrett]

Congress has the exclusive authority under the Constitution to declare war and authorize the use of force. The War Powers Act of 1973 delegates some of that authority to the president for a limited period of time.

That authority has expired, and my support of this resolution tonight is consistent with my belief that it is time for Congress to decide the scope of the mission and the appropriate limits on the use of force in Iran.
https://t.co/E72h2SuBf3

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@timburchett “It won’t go anywhere.”

It went into the congressional record.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@RepTomBarrett A Republican congressman just said Congress has exclusive authority to declare war.

And voted to enforce it.

The founders called that a feature.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

“Nobody’s asking questions designed to get answers.”

The Secretary of the Treasury was asked if he is the Secretary of the Treasury.

He paused.

[Laura Ingraham @IngrahamAngle]

🚨 CONGRESS ISN'T SEEKING ANSWERS. IT'S STAGING PERFORMANCES. 🚨

Mollie Hemingway: “Nobody's asking questions designed to get answers.”

“It's all about performance.”

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@cabsav456 The resolution avoids a veto because it isn’t a law.

That’s also why it doesn’t compel compliance.

The real test isn’t the resolution.

It’s whether Congress is willing to use appropriations.

[bentley @bentleyammers]

@IngrahamAngle “Nobody’s asking questions designed to get answers.”

The Secretary of the Treasury was asked if he is the Secretary of the Treasury.

He paused.