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‘The Fate Of Our Nation Hangs In The Balance’: Ilhan Omar Vows Dems Will Curb Trump Admin’s Agenda
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During a town hall event on Monday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) discussed Democratic efforts to curb President Trump’s agenda.
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Thank you all for the overview of what we are up against.
00:24
It is very clear that in the three months Trump has been in office, the United States has
00:31
been in a free fall.
00:34
You all know that Democrats are in the minority in the House and in the Senate, and that drastically
00:40
reduces our power.
00:42
If we were in the majority, here's what we would be doing.
00:46
We would be holding nonstop oversight hearings about what the Trump administration is doing.
00:51
Carrying out investigations into the corruption and the abuses of power and illegal actions.
01:00
We would be holding Trump appointees in contempt of Congress when they lie on their own and
01:07
violate the non-register.
01:12
And trust me when I say this, we would be suing Trump for stealing congressional authority,
01:18
especially spending power.
01:21
But as many of you know, this is not what's happening.
01:28
Republicans in Congress are advocating their constitutional duties because they are too
01:35
afraid to stand up to Trump.
01:38
It has put us on a dangerous trajectory.
01:42
The fate of our nation hangs in the balance.
01:45
So what can we do?
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And what are we doing?
01:50
We know that we can slow down Republican efforts in Congress.
01:55
As many of you have seen, Senator Cory Booker held up the Senate for 25 hours.
02:03
House Democrats found a way to split the Republicans on a vote to provide accommodations for new mothers,
02:15
which led to votes being canceled for an entire week.
02:20
We introduced amendment after amendment on the budget vote to make sure that we were breaking off Republican support.
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We are doing everything that we can.
02:36
Some people might say this is performative.
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But one of the things we know about preventing fascism is that every minute of delay is important.
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It helps us run out the clock, organize more opposition, and exploit divisions within Republican caucus.
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It helps us.
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Thank you very much.
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