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On the recordMay 12, 2021
on a final topic, I am not in the habit of commenting on the House Republican minority, but today they have reached a new and very dangerous low point. Earlier this morning, the House GOP ousted Liz Cheney from the party's leadership. Her crime? Telling the truth--telling the truth that Joe Biden is the legitimate President of the United States and Donald Trump is lying when he says the election is stolen. Congresswoman Cheney spoke truth to power, and for that she has been fired. Make no mistake, the Congresswoman and I disagree on so many policy issues, but we both agree that truth matters. And she, like so many characters in history--I am just thinking now of Sir Thomas More-- had the courage to tell the truth and paid a big price for it. So this is sad--a very dark moment for the Republican Party. Republicans are seeking to perpetuate and act upon the big lie that the election was stolen, simply to placate the most dishonest President in American history. This President lies at will. He doesn't care of the consequences for the future of grand, great, and wonderful democracy. He only cares about himself and feeding his ego, and truth has nothing do with that. It mattered--what happened matters a great deal, and what the former President is trying to do hurts our country dramatically.…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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May 12, 2021

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