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On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
Three centuries ago, Hans Christian Andersen wrote a fairy tale about a king who was so vain and insecure that nobody dared challenge him. Andersen wrote: ``He cared nothing about reviewing his soldiers, going to the theater, or taking a ride in his carriage except to show off his new clothes.'' Sound familiar--a leader so vain and insecure that those around him are afraid to challenge him? a man who thinks he is so smart that he can ignore intelligence briefings and who thinks he is so powerful that he can attack an entire religion without respecting the Constitution, consulting Congress, or even his own Cabinet? The White House claims its ban on Muslims entering our country is about ``keeping America safe.'' Don't be fooled. It is about keeping America scared. I am not naive. There is good and evil in this world. My argument is that the administration has the two sides confused. On Saturday, a 5-year-old Maryland boy was held for hours at the Washington Dulles International Airport while his frantic Iranian-born mother waited outside. Meanwhile, at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, alt- right provocateur Steve Bannon reassured the President that their extreme vetting was protecting us from evil. Okay, Mr. Bannon. Let's talk extreme vetting. Before refugees make it to America, they are first vetted by the U.N. Commission for Refugees.…
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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