Senator Marshall: President Trump’s First 100 Days Have Been Some of the Most Consequential in American History

Washington – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) delivered a speech on the Senate floor today recapping President Donald Trump’s historic first 100 days of his second administration.

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Highlights from Senator Marshall’s speech include:

On the return to American greatness:

“This week, we honor and celebrate the 100th day of our 47th president, Donald J. Trump… As I searched over the last week to think about the words to describe these first 100 days, I think of the word consequential, that these first 100 days have been some of the most consequential we’ve ever seen in American history.

“… it’s exciting for me to see an 11-point surge in optimism in this country [since] January of this year alone. But to sum it up, what I’ve seen in these first 100 days is a return to American greatness… And I think I see this theme of promises made and promises kept by this president.”

On President Trump securing the border:

“President Trump campaigned to secure our border. That was his top priority: to secure our border. And think about what’s happened since he was sworn in. Under Joe Biden, we saw on days 10,000 people crossing our border illegally. Some days, it was 11,000, but under President Trump, we’re now averaging less than 300 of those border crossings a day. We went from 10,000 a day to 300 in a day. That’s a promise made and a promise kept. 

“President Trump also campaigned that he would make your family safer and more secure. And to that end, he’s deported 130,000 violent criminal aliens. And as I travel the state [of Kansas] and talk to law enforcement officers… they tell me that the number of violent crimes is down, the fentanyl poisoning is down. Indeed, the president’s plan of securing our border has led to the health and safety of our families.”

On President Trump rolling back regulations, lowering gas prices:

“President Trump promised that he’d roll back regulations. To that end, of his [over] 135 executive orders, many have done just that, cutting red tape and saving American families some $2,000 each. Another promise made and another promise kept.

“President Trump said we’re going to ‘drill, baby, drill,’ one of my favorite expressions from his campaign, ‘drill, baby drill.’ And indeed, America, once again, is drilling, and we’ve seen gasoline prices drop across America. It was common just a couple years ago under Joe Biden to see gasoline at over $4 a gallon today. All across the state of Kansas, it’s averaging under $2.60 a gallon. So it’s dropped from $4 to $2.60 a gallon. That’s a promise made, and a promise kept.” 

On President Trump being the American first president:

“Well, what about groceries, you asked? Last month we saw the smallest increase in the consumer price index since the spring of 2020. Since COVID, since the start of COVID. This is the smallest increase in grocery prices that we’ve seen. 

“Now, it would take 30 minutes, maybe an hour, for me to talk about all the things that President Trump has accomplished in these first 100 days, but I want to just highlight a few more. He’s terminated the EV mandate. He slowed the green energy transition. He’s ended boys in girls’ sports. Under DOGE, he’s cut over $100 billion, saving American taxpayers’ money. He got America out of the World Health Organization, out of the Paris Climate Agreement, establishing, once again, that he’s an American first president.”

On President Trump bringing back jobs to America:

“But one thing I’m really excited about is this economic boom that we’re starting to see, that President Trump talks about the $7 trillion of investment into America that has been promised, and so much of that is going to lead to good paying manufacturing jobs, jobs with benefits, and that we’re seeing that already across the state of Kansas.

“These last two weeks, I was very purposeful visiting several of our manufacturing companies, probably a dozen of them… each one was describing the increase in sales that they’re having, a big increase in the number of products that are wanted in the future. Why? Because they’re American-made, because they’re using American steel and American aluminum. And I think that that’s what we can do with this Trump economy, is that his tariffs are bringing those manufacturing jobs back to this country, and indeed, they’re great jobs.”

On the Dow Jones Industrial Average:

“You know, much has been made about the stock market the last week or two. But I think that this, this chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over the past 100 years, is another sign of American greatness. 

“You know, there’s been days which aren’t as good, but the trend here is what? It’s upward. And you look at just the last several days, the last week here, there’s a small little blip here, a very small blip, but in relationship to what? I would remind Americans that the Dow today is up 5% compared to a year ago, the NASDAQ is up almost 10% compared to a year ago. The trend is the right way. And I don’t know about you, but I’m betting on America. 

“We’ve had five days in a row now the Dow Jones increasing in value – that’s the longest winning streak we’ve seen in almost a year. And who knows, maybe today will be the sixth day where we’ve seen the Dow go up as well. But to me, this stock market, is another example of American greatness, and I wouldn’t bet against us.”

On the American Dream being alive and well:

“My belief is that President Trump has declared the apology tour is over with – that we’re boldly putting America and Americans first. Gone is the despair of the Biden era. Today, families are safer, life is more affordable, and traditional family values are now thriving.

“Young Americans now have a renewed hope that they can chase their own American dream. That dream was gone the last four or five years, but today, the American dream is alive and well. What’s that American dream look like? Raising a family, owning a home, and building a brighter future. And I think a lot of this is due to President Trump’s leadership, because he’s delivering strength, prosperity, and opportunity to Americans. Again, 100 days, promises made, promises kept.”