Rep. Labrador: Americans Angry ‘We in Washington, D.C. Have Lied to Them’

‘They are not doing what we said we were going to do during our campaigns’

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LABRADOR: “I understand he has tried in the past to change the culture in Washington. I want to hear specifically from him what he would do to make sure we change how Washington is working.”
MITCHELL: “Is raising the debt ceiling a deal breaker for you?” 
LABRADOR: “You know, we have not said anything is a deal breaker for us. We understand that the debt ceiling -- this is something I think the reporting has gotten wrong. We are not saying we can't raise the debt ceiling. We are saying what are the reforms that we are going to put together with the debt ceiling package so we can stop increasing the debt. We are close to a $19 trillion debt. The American people are frustrated with both Republicans and Democrats. The reason at the beginning of this show you were talking about Carly Fiorina, Donald Trump and Ben Carson. Why do you think the American people are attracted to these kinds of candidates? They are attracted to those kinds of candidates because they know we in Washington, D.C. Have lied to them, they are not doing what we said we were going to do during our campaigns. We say one thing to get elected and do something else when we come to Washington, D.C. The American people are frustrated, especially Republicans are frustrated with the Republican leadership in Washington, D.C. This has been reflected in the polls. This has been reflected in the presidential race and if we just move to a new speaker of the house without making major changes to how we are doing things in Washington, D.C., they are going to kick us all out and say you know, we need new people here in Washington. So the Republican leadership, especially the establishment leadership here in Washington, D.C. needs to watch out what they are asking for, because we cannot continue to do business as usual.”

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