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demmiblue

(36,920 posts)
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 10:33 AM Jun 2018

Dems bring children to House floor to demand end to family separations

Source: The Hill



Democratic lawmakers were joined by children on Wednesday morning while delivering remarks calling for an end to the Trump administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy.

“I think more powerful than anything I could say is to stand with children,” Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (D-Ill.) said as more than 20 children joined him and other Democratic House members on the floor.

“I know this is a tragic moment but this weekend I couldn’t have felt prouder to be an American,” Gutiérrez went on to say while standing among children and his colleagues. “I couldn’t have felt prouder about just what our exceptionalism is.”

“I saw Americans everywhere across this country standing up for children, standing up for those that are in need, standing up for moms and dads being separated,” Gutiérrez continued. “Let’s celebrate too that America sees this injustice, sees this cruelty, sees this evil and did not remain silent and that is the America that I was so happy I was born into.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/393206-dems-bring-children-to-house-floor-to-demand-end-to-family




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Dems bring children to House floor to demand end to family separations (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2018 OP
Ya think the republicans really care. Iliyah Jun 2018 #1
Republicans (those evil enough to remain Republican) are not the intended audience. lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #3
They'll probably order the House floor fumigated after that "infestation" Roland99 Jun 2018 #2
Powerful speeches. llmart Jun 2018 #4
this is when Dems look strong... dhill926 Jun 2018 #5
Both parties are not the same. Orsino Jun 2018 #6

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
3. Republicans (those evil enough to remain Republican) are not the intended audience.
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 10:42 AM
Jun 2018

This is part of what I hope will be massive GOTV efforts by all decent people.

llmart

(15,569 posts)
4. Powerful speeches.
Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:16 AM
Jun 2018

Such passion for doing the right thing. We need more of this and we need to see it on the mainstream media.

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