Cicilline: The GOP Is Committed To Bring in a Trumpist, MAGA Group Into Power At All Costs

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CICILLINE: "Well, I think it would be, obviously, very alarming for anyone who cares about our democracy, and cares about the freedoms we enjoy citizens of this great country. We don’t have to wonder whether or not Kevin McCarthy, as speaker of the house, will certify an election of Donald Trump ran, and lost. We already know, he did it, he did it already. Donald Trump lost, Kevin McCarthy led 147 of his colleagues to refuse to certify the election. As you mentioned, only nine voted to reform the electoral count act. All of those members, either retiring, or beating their primaries. So, we have the Republican Party that is committed to their own power, to bring in a trumpist, MAGA group. Getting into power, at all costs. In terms of our freedom, they talk about being a party of freedom, and they are committed to a national abortion ban. 166 Republican members of the house, already cosponsoring legislation to criminalize abortion, with no exceptions, for rape, incest, or the health of the mother. This is their plan. Take away our freedom, undermine our democracy. If you look at that plan, where they talk about this vision for lower costs, everyone voted against the inflation reduction act that, actually lower costs on health care, on prescription drugs, on insulin. They talk about taking on China. Almost every single one of them voted against the chiefs act, the biggest geopolitical, an economic threat to the United States of China, is our failure to manufacture chips in this country. They voted against that. They say one thing, then do another. The American people are much smarter than they think."