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On the recordFebruary 14, 2019
I ask one question today: What happened to the Democrat party? Democrats, up until just recently, were a lot closer to the middle. Take John F. Kennedy, for example, who argued in favor of supply-side economics and fought for tax cuts and personal responsibility. Bill Clinton and Dianne Feinstein are recorded decrying rampant illegal immigration. Bill Clinton described Democrat policies on abortion as safe, legal, and rare. Even as recent as last decade, Barack Obama attacked companies for hiring illegal aliens. But something new is emerging from their ranks. Dangerous extremist ideas are becoming the new normal on the left side of the aisle. Let's begin with infanticide. Are Democrats truly accepting killing babies outside the womb now? A Democrat head of State, last month, casually defended it on a radio station broadcasting in the Nation's Capital. He explained to listeners that an infant already delivered would be kept comfortable while a mother and a doctor discussed letting the child die. {time} 1045 When pressed for clarification, he explained that the scenario he envisioned involved a baby with deformities. Assuming he meant something like Down syndrome or something similar, this is an outrageous claim. If you go and ask people with Down syndrome, they think their life is worth living, and I couldn't agree more. If all of that is not sitting well with you right now, well, we are just getting started, or I should say, they are just getting started.…
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Mark Green
Republican · Tennessee
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Feb 14, 2019

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