DPCC Co-Chair Dingell: Our Fundamental Job Is To Protect This Country
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, appeared on CNN At This Hour With Kate Bolduan to discuss the ongoing whistleblower investigation and the need to stay focused on delivering real solutions for the problems Americans face every day. Rep. Dingell emphasized that Democrats will continue fighting For the People even as they carry out necessary oversight responsibilities. Below are excerpts from the interview. Click here to watch the video.
"But that doesn't mean that people from Ann Arbor to the "down-rivers" aren't still worried about the cost of prescription drugs. I was at an opioid summit this morning; I'm walking the picket lines with UAW workers who are worried about trade deals. They also are really worried about what's happening in Washington and how we're going to make sure we're still doing what we need to do for them."
"This has been spelled out in our Constitution. We have three branches of government, we have a responsibility to make sure that we have oversight on all three, so no one branch becomes more powerful than the other. Congress has an oversight responsibility. There are clearly things -- I mean, there are 300 senior national security officials who have said they're seeing a pattern of corruption and danger to our national security. That's our fundamental job, to protect this country."
"I'm not surprised, because it's a difficult situation everybody finds themselves in, but we all have a fundamental responsibility to protecting this country, our national security, and our Constitution. So, that's all of our jobs, that's what we do as Americans, not Republicans and Democrats. This should not be partisan. It's more partisan than it should be. We need to get the facts and the American people need to understand what's being found."