The Ledger, every show
Every statement that passed quotation and attribution checks, across all 44 shows. Pick shows below, then mix any filter with any other.
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every show 44 of 44
Bessent: Government services will not be cut by DOGE efficiency efforts
“Everyone's hearing cuts, and they think their government services are going to get cut. Super important. They're not.”
Bessent claims 40% of 2024 federal spending happened in Q4
“So last year, 20, 24, 40% of the government spending occurred in the fourth quarter as they had the unsuccessful Or their unsuccessful attempt to convince voters that they weren't in a world of hurt.”
IRS maintains same help desk staffing on Christmas Eve as April 14
“There's one very large department that everybody deals with on April 15th, that their help desk is fully staffed 24 seven, 365 days a year. They have the same number of people on Christmas Eve as they have on April 14th.”
Bessent: Ivy League degree counts have barely changed since the 1950s
“The number of degrees awarded, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, probably hasn't changed very much since the 19 fifties.”