DPCC Chair Cicilline: Democrats are Delivering on our For The People Agenda
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Cicilline, Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on New Day on CNN to discuss why Special Counsel Mueller should testify before the House Judiciary Committee. Cicilline emphasized that while House Democrats are conducting oversight of the Trump Administration, they are also focused on driving down health care costs, rebuilding America's infrastructure and taking on corruption in Washington. Below are excerpts from the interview. Click here to watch the video
"We want to make sure we get the witnesses and the evidence we need to do our jobs. I think the committees are prepared to do everything that we can and to use all the tools at our disposal to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents. We should remember some of these oversight hearings are about the child separation policy, giving security clearances to people who shouldn't have gotten them, improper influence at the VA so it's deteriorating the condition our veterans are in. These are serious issues."
"I think we have to be careful because, look, we got elected to act on an agenda For The People of this country that focused on driving down health care costs, driving down the cost of prescription drugs, rebuilding the infrastructure of America and raising family incomes and taking on the corruption in Washington. We've moved forward aggressively on all those issues – we have passed legislation in all those areas already or are about to. We have to stay focused on delivering results for the American people. They also elected us to hold this President and administration accountable. We need to do responsible oversight. I think we have to make informed judgments. We should never proceed with impeachment for a political reason, we should never avoid it for a political reason. We should follow the facts where they take us. We have got to do our oversight and hold this administration accountable."