I can’t really afford to be scared. When I know that I walk in my position only because of those that came before me, such as John Lewis -- I had the pleasure of being with two of his brothers today -- I can’t be worried about that. All I have got to do is continue to fight for democracy.
Representative Crockett expresses her determination to fight for democracy despite the risks involved.
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But he's been able to get away with this because the House Republicans are complicit.
I said as a senate candidate that I’d be focused on the down ballot and my plan to do that hasn’t changed.
Instead of just saying, ‘We’re currently in a shutdown,’ you decided to play partisan politics on an official website, and I guess there is no limit to what they won’t do, because they do the exact same thing when we walk into committee.
In a functioning democracy, he still would not be able to get away with this.
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