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I am so pleased that so many have been able to come from the caucus and help ring the alarm bells, because this is the most perilous moment for our Republic since the Civil War, and never did I expect it to be in my time. I thought, yes…
But here we have evidence of the President tearing down a symbol of our Republic and building a symbol that is really a symbol about authoritarian power, about a government that serves the rich. Just the fact that we are spending money on…
That is horrific that he is flying away. He absolutely should be sitting down right now and holding a conversation with you about how we solve this problem for millions of Americans.
When I think about these last few years, I am concerned that the military has been substantially politicalized. I may be wrong about that because I don't have that view from inside. But I think about how the President gave the speech to…
I say to my colleague from Rhode Island that, when an authoritarian President starts collecting data in this fashion, they probably have a plan for it, and that plan is not going to be one to enhance liberty for the American people. One of…
It seems to me America is the last bastion of liberty in the world. There is nowhere to flee to, no mighty republic that stands if American democracy fails. I want to commend my partner from Oregon for taking this exceptionally important…
I am so glad that you emphasized the issue of the freedom of press and amazingly how it is under attack in all these different ways here in the United States of America. It is unbelievable. And it is why I am ringing the alarm bells. The…
We are advocating because it is the right thing for every American that healthcare is a right. It is a foundation for a family to thrive. When I think about the things that enable a family to do well, it is healthcare; it is a decent home…
So this is why we should all--if we had any doubts a year ago, we should all now be going: Oh my God. We are not immune from the same strategy that has been pursued with the same authoritarian playbook in country after country after…
--and they said: Here is how it happened. They said: We used to think about the end of a democracy as being something done with men with guns.
Today’s ruling, if allowed to stand, would give the president unilateral power to put Oregon soldiers on our streets with almost no justification. We are on a dangerous path in America.
The president’s goal will be to produce violence and then use violence to expand his authoritarian powers.
I support Wilson’s efforts to hold the line in response to the Trump administration’s lies and aggressive tactics.
Without stronger oversight and real accountability, these contractors are just going to get a jumbo windfall for creating systems that actually harm Americans trying to get health care.
They're essentially health care middlemen that are in the business of red tape, and they profit when Americans don't get health care.
This is a continuation and escalation of the President’s dangerous, un-American misuse of states’ National Guard members.
It is our understanding that there are more on the way today.
The facts on the ground in Oregon haven't changed. There's no need for military intervention in Oregon. There's no insurrection in Portland, there's no threat to national security.