We're not just saying that this is essential, their constituents are saying it, and independent economic analysts are saying what we're saying, which is that the President's plan is a plan to grow the economy and create jobs in the near term.
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The effort, he said, “should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views.”
Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.
And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.
The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president.
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