DPCC Co-Chair Dingell: The President Won’t Distract Us From Delivering For The People
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell on MSNBC to discuss the For The People agenda and how Democrats are working to lower health care costs, rebuild America's infrastructure, and fight corruption in Washington. Below are excerpts from the interview. Click here to watch the video
"I represent one of the largest Muslim populations in this country. This man does not understand what [the President is] doing to little children. I go into the grade schools there and I have children grabbing my legs, telling me they are afraid that someone is going to come into their house in the middle of the night, take their family out and never be seen again. This is the United States of America in 2019. This is not Germany. And we need to think about the message that we are sending to people. We are trying to divide this country with fear, hatred -- it's divisive and not acceptable."
"We wanted to make sure that we stand up to hatred, we stand up to division, but at the same time we can't let [the President] divert us every single day. We've got to get back to doing the people's business. We've got to deliver For The People. So we've got to get back to health care –which he's not delivering on. He's not lowering prescription drug prices. We have to get back to talking about the environment [and] infrastructure. So we're also focused on how we got to get back to working For The People. He would like to keep us off that message every day. That's what he does. And we cannot let him keep us from delivering For the People that we promised to."