Rep. Tlaib: Americans Are Worried Elon Is Creating a Constitutional Crisis

Tlaib Thank you You ░░░░░░░░ I want to cut ░░░░░░░░ the BS because I ░░░░░░░░ from Detroit and we ░░░░░░░░ to speak truth to ░░░░░░░░ and be very honest ░░░░░░░░ know the American people ░░░░░░░░ very much we re ░░░░░░░░ a constitutional crisis They ░░░░░░░░ understand you know this ░░░░░░░░ I don t even ░░░░░░░░ really how to describe ░░░░░░░░ Of course he s ░░░░░░░░ richest man in the ░░░░░░░░ And to think that ░░░░░░░░ can just walk in ░░░░░░░░ an agency that I ░░░░░░░░ tell you for many ░░░░░░░░ my family s from ░░░░░░░░ Security Medicare I mean ░░░░░░░░ is literally part of ░░░░░░░░ they survive in our ░░░░░░░░ And it s not ░░░░░░░░ about the private information ░░░░░░░░ s about the fact ░░░░░░░░ this person who they ░░░░░░░░ no no way of ░░░░░░░░ didn t get elected ░░░░░░░░ he s not held ░░░░░░░░ to them the community ░░░░░░░░ public And so they ░░░░░░░░ very much living in ░░░░░░░░ right now And we ░░░░░░░░ in the constitutional crisis ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ continue to talk to ░░░░░░░░ ranking member about and ░░░░░░░░ about even the folks ░░░░░░░░ voted for the president ░░░░░░░░ others if I was ░░░░░░░░ ask the American people ░░░░░░░░ you think Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ about you Do they ░░░░░░░░ that he cares about ░░░░░░░░ disabled child that relies ░░░░░░░░ Department of Education services ░░░░░░░░ the IDEA Act Do ░░░░░░░░ think he cares for ░░░░░░░░ of our families right ░░░░░░░░ No matter how hard ░░░░░░░░ work they re still ░░░░░░░░ survivor mode not thriving ░░░░░░░░ our country The disconnect ░░░░░░░░ he his own lived ░░░░░░░░ will never ever be ░░░░░░░░ to connect to that ░░░░░░░░ in North Dakota to ░░░░░░░░ teacher in Detroit to ░░░░░░░░ child living and trying ░░░░░░░░ survive through the education ░░░░░░░░ living with autism and ░░░░░░░░ much more And so ░░░░░░░░ m just curious I ░░░░░░░░ really this is my ░░░░░░░░ you do you think ░░░░░░░░ Musk cares about the ░░░░░░░░ people Mr Schatz Schatz ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ the issue I think ░░░░░░░░ question is what is ░░░░░░░░ to be done about ░░░░░░░░ 36 trillion debt Tlaib ░░░░░░░░ Schatz and the 2 ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk Tlaib So you ░░░░░░░░ to talk about the ░░░░░░░░ but the Congress they ░░░░░░░░ in control Why not ░░░░░░░░ through the public process ░░░░░░░░ you want to make ░░░░░░░░ then vote to cut ░░░░░░░░ Why are you having ░░░░░░░░ person do it Are ░░░░░░░░ giving him your power ░░░░░░░░ an elected person representing ░░░░░░░░ 000 people You represent ░░░░░░░░ number of people I ░░░░░░░░ I want to get ░░░░░░░░ chance to vote on ░░░░░░░░ here for my constituents ░░░░░░░░ it be done in ░░░░░░░░ public process You want ░░░░░░░░ deal with it You ░░░░░░░░ in power You have ░░░░░░░░ trifecta the White House ░░░░░░░░ Senate and the House ░░░░░░░░ but no you want ░░░░░░░░ do it this way ░░░░░░░░ cruelty of it the ░░░░░░░░ that even American people ░░░░░░░░ matter of their political ░░░░░░░░ I m telling you ░░░░░░░░ now feel like they ░░░░░░░░ no control over the ░░░░░░░░ being made Why Because ░░░░░░░░ of Congress have circumvented ░░░░░░░░ Hey we re good ░░░░░░░░ ahead and do it ░░░░░░░░ us Go ahead Even ░░░░░░░░ they know it is ░░░░░░░░ to impact farmers veterans ░░░░░░░░ residents folks living with ░░░░░░░░ and so much more ░░░░░░░░ these infrastructures that they ░░░░░░░░ t understand support all ░░░░░░░░ our families So you ░░░░░░░░ keep talking about the ░░░░░░░░ They have control They ░░░░░░░░ deal with the debt ░░░░░░░░ that s really what ░░░░░░░░ want to do Instead ░░░░░░░░ re just yielding their ░░░░░░░░ to Elon Musk who ░░░░░░░░ again been unelected And ░░░░░░░░ can continue to say ░░░░░░░░ But one of the ░░░░░░░░ you can go around ░░░░░░░░ country is they don ░░░░░░░░ want Elon Musk making ░░░░░░░░ decision they want their ░░░░░░░░ of Congress that is ░░░░░░░░ making that decision Mr ░░░░░░░░ that s the problem ░░░░░░░░ I will never And ░░░░░░░░ Chair knows this Vote ░░░░░░░░ district Come here and ░░░░░░░░ your district If your ░░░░░░░░ wants you to cut ░░░░░░░░ various programs go cut ░░░░░░░░ public education Department of ░░░░░░░░ then go ahead and ░░░░░░░░ on it Introduce a ░░░░░░░░ to cut the Department ░░░░░░░░ Education Do not say ░░░░░░░░ I don t have ░░░░░░░░ you re just literally ░░░░░░░░ it to this person ░░░░░░░░ doesn t make any ░░░░░░░░ Mr Dr Resh do ░░░░░░░░ do you think the ░░░░░░░░ people think that Elon ░░░░░░░░ cares about them RESH ░░░░░░░░ don t think the ░░░░░░░░ people should really care ░░░░░░░░ he thinks they should ░░░░░░░░ someone making decisions who ░░░░░░░░ taken an oath to ░░░░░░░░ Constitution Oh that s ░░░░░░░░ very important isn t ░░░░░░░░ You know the Constitution ░░░░░░░░ Congress control over the ░░░░░░░░ Not the president and ░░░░░░░░ not Elon Musk And ░░░░░░░░ American people need to ░░░░░░░░ why that balance of ░░░░░░░░ is there It s ░░░░░░░░ protect all of us ░░░░░░░░ these kinds of decisions ░░░░░░░░ are hurting people now ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chair just know ░░░░░░░░ this is the same ░░░░░░░░ that continues to want ░░░░░░░░ cut cut cut but ░░░░░░░░ has 20 billion dollars ░░░░░░░░ federal contracts Can I ░░░░░░░░ our money back Because ░░░░░░░░ is the richest man ░░░░░░░░ Earth and he s ░░░░░░░░ taking a handout from ░░░░░░░░ the public 20 billion ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chair If it ░░░░░░░░ really about that and ░░░░░░░░ about hurting these public ░░░░░░░░ which really are critical ░░░░░░░░ important for I guess ░░░░░░░░ most vulnerable and really ░░░░░░░░ d be surprised how ░░░░░░░░ people in your community ░░░░░░░░ in your districts no ░░░░░░░░ again political affiliation will ░░░░░░░░ harmed by these decisions ░░░░░░░░ again overpass the the ░░░░░░░░ public process It s ░░░░░░░░ constitutional duty and responsibility ░░░░░░░░ be able to authorize ░░░░░░░░ and cuts We should ░░░░░░░░ able to do it ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk With that ░░░░░░░░ yield CHAIRMAN Gentlelady yields ░░░░░░░░ concludes our questions.”