“[In a letter to President Trump urging him to use Xi Jinping's state visit to secure the release of wrongfully detained people, including American citizen Min Zin:] Even a single mention of a detainee's name by a senior U.S. official, let alone by yourself, can significantly increase that individual's chances of clemency or improved treatment.
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Representative • Massachusetts, District MA-02
Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, ranking member on the House Rules Committee.
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“Instead of speaking about affordability this week, we had to speak about socialism because the rule brought up all these guttural bills, so yeah, I’m a little pissed.
“I really wasn’t interested and paying attention. To be honest with you, I didn’t even get the courtesy of even a heads up that she was going to vote [for] the rule. ... I want people to have each other’s back in the Democratic Caucus.
“So you’re concerned about rising gas, or are you concerned about grocery prices? You know, don’t worry. Republicans in Congress are passing another non-binding resolution condemning socialism.
“Are we not voting on it because the American people are sick and tired of this illegal war that is costing tens of billions of dollars?! Gas prices are through the roof! People can't afford their groceries! Is that why you're pulling it?! You guys don't have the guts or the balls to vote on this!
“Are you kidding me? Who the hell is running this place?
“This is an unjustified, illegal strike on Venezuela.
“Without authorization from Congress, and with the vast majority of Americans opposed to military action, Trump just launched an unjustified, illegal strike on Venezuela.