“We are taking strong, joint legal action to block Donald Trump's threats to deploy federal agents, including ICE and FBI agents, to polling places this November. Sending armed federal agents into American neighborhoods to intimidate voters is not only wrong – it's illegal and would mark a new and extremely dangerous escalation of this administration's disregard for the rule of law and repeated attempts to rig the midterms. … Federal law explicitly forbids voter intimidation and stationing armed federal agents at polling places. Our case is clear, and we're confident we'll defeat Trump in court yet again.
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House Minority Leader • New York, District 8
Representative from New York and House Minority Leader
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“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption. … If folks have been stealing from the American people, shortchanging the American people or screwing over the American people, we are going to hold the crooks accountable.
“The manner in which this bill has been written doesn't require the President of the United States to impose sanctions on Russia. … There are so many loopholes written into the bill, I believe, that it's very unlikely that the sanctions relief contemplated in the legislation will ever see the light of day. … I cannot support the bill.
“We should not leave town until something meaningful is done to slow down the pace of AI development.
“American people deserve better than a do-nothing Republican Congress.
“[Congress should] not leave town until something is done decisively to protect the safety and the well-being of the American people.
“Impeachment is a sacred constitutional vehicle designed to hold a corrupt executive accountable for abuse of power, breaking the law and violating the public trust. … Impeachment traditionally requires a comprehensive investigative process, the collection and review of thousands of documents … [None of that serious work has been done, and House Democratic leaders will] vote "present" on the motion to table.
“Well, listen, it wasn't a serious proposal that was presented by Donald Trump. He's broken every promise that he's presented.
“No, we haven't ruled anything in and we haven't ruled anything out in terms of impeachment.
“We should take decisive action now so that we can slow down, as the CEOs have recently acknowledged, slow down the pace of development in order to protect the American people. … [Democrats will] move urgently on this issue with a legislative response that recognizes the importance of American companies continuing to lead in the Artificial Intelligence area, while putting in place meaningful guardrails.
“Donald Trump promised not to start endless wars in the Middle East, but to stop them, and then turned around and did the exact opposite in Iran. … We've got to stop this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed gas prices to the highest levels, for instance, on Labor Day ever seen in the United States of America.
“While extreme MAGA Republicans party in Dallas with their billionaire donors, Democrats are taking our message directly to the American people.
“While swing seat House Republicans try to hide from their record of raising costs on working families, gutting Medicaid to fund tax breaks for billionaire donors and supporting a reckless war of choice in Iran, House Democrats will be present to hold them accountable. Americans are drowning in the failed Republican economy. Rather than taking a single step to lower costs, MAGA extremists are partying with their super rich donors in Dallas.
“robust engagement by Democrats, in part led by the Texas Democratic Party, along with participation from House Democrats, Senate Democrats, as well as Democratic governors from different parts of the country.
“Donald Trump repeatedly claimed to be the law-and-order President. Instead, he has visited lawlessness and disorder upon the American people.
“House Republicans continue to desperately push toxic voter suppression legislation instead of working to make life more affordable for everyday Americans in the midst of a searing cost-of-living crisis.
“The decision by two of our colleagues to blindside the entire House Democratic Caucus and join with the Republican majority to pass a procedural rule on the brink of failing represents a significant breach of trust. We have asked the Committee on Caucus Rules to take this up in short order.
“It risks providing tariff and sanctions authority to Donald Trump and his administration that we believe they will abuse.
“Every single Republican should denounce her vile behavior and end their relationship with this extremist immediately.
“I have serious concerns with the legislation.
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