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Gabe Amo: As many of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus have laid out, Donald Trump has failed the American people.…

On the recordMay 5, 2025
As many of my colleagues in the Congressional Black Caucus have laid out, Donald Trump has failed the American people. That is why I am grateful to my colleagues, Representatives Kamlager-Dove and Brown, for leading this Special Order hour. Let's focus on these failures. In countless ways, Donald Trump has failed the American people. He has failed to bring down prices for families. He has failed to keep Americans safe. He has failed to heal or even attempt or pretend to address the deep divides that plague this country. In fact, he is making them worse. Worse still, he has refused any kind of accountability for the countless mistakes that he, Elon, and the crew have made over the past 100 days. When the stock market is up, that is because of him. When the stock market tanks, that is Joe Biden's fault. If it doesn't get better, that is Joe Biden's fault, too. Mr. Speaker, no parent would accept this behavior from their child, so why do we accept it from the President? No company would accept this temperament from an employee, so why do we see this behavior normalized by Republicans when we see this bad behavior in our Commander in Chief? Mr. Speaker, surely, we can still tell the difference between right and wrong. Certainly, we can do that right here in this Chamber.…
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Gabe Amo
Rhode Island
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May 5, 2025

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