DelBene Slams House GOP Colleagues, Claiming They ‘Seem Fine’ With ‘The Damage They’re Causing’

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During Wednesday's House Democratic leadership press conference, Rep. Susan DelBene (D-WA) discussed the House Republican economic agenda.

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00:00But in the meantime, I will turn it over to another remarkable leader, our Field General

00:07and Talented Chair of the DPCC, Susan DelBene.

00:11What did I say?

00:14Oh, she, you know.

00:17We have a lot of acronyms.

00:18One of those.

00:21Good afternoon, everyone.

00:26Just a little over two months into their trifecta, House Republicans are well on their way to

00:33breaking the economy.

00:34Consumer confidence is evaporating.

00:37A new CNN poll today shows a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump's handling of the economy.

00:43A record-high stock market has lost all its gains since January, and prices continue to

00:49rise at the grocery store, the gas pump, and the pharmacy counter.

00:54Uncertainty was the number one issue for voters last election, but House Republicans have

00:59done nothing to lower prices.

01:03Promises were made.

01:04Promises are broken.

01:05Their tariffs will raise prices and create massive uncertainty for businesses, small

01:10and large.

01:11A small business owner in my district recently told me he's already losing business.

01:17He's not sure if he can be competitive price-wise going forward.

01:20Just the uncertainty alone of whether tariffs will be there or not has caused him to lose

01:26business.

01:27And what's more, the stop-and-start and chaotic nature of these tariffs continues to be extremely

01:33harmful.

01:34It's easy to lose business.

01:36It's hard to get it back.

01:38And House Republicans seem fine with this.

01:40They dismiss the damage they're causing as a little disturbance.

01:45But when a farmer can't buy the fertilizer they need during planting season right now

01:50or export their crops, that's not a little disturbance.

01:55It's incredibly harmful to their business.

01:58And Republicans promise to support our businesses, our farmers, and our workers.

02:02But with these tariffs, they're doing exactly the opposite.

02:06House Democrats and the American people are going to hold Republicans accountable for

02:10their broken promises.

02:12And we're already seeing across the country people standing up and speaking out against

02:17their dangerous agenda.

02:19The public is opposed to their cuts to Medicaid.

02:22They're opposed to the mass layoffs of firefighters, of inspectors in charge of combating bird flu,

02:30of veterans who are supporting veterans at the Veterans Administration.

02:36House Republicans know how unpopular their agenda is, which is why vulnerable House Republicans

02:41have stopped holding in-person town halls.

02:45They can try to hide all they want, but they can't hide from voters forever.

02:51The frustration and anger we're seeing across the country should send a loud message to

02:55House Republicans.

02:57People are ready for a change, and they're ready to help House Democrats take back the

03:02gavels.

DelBene Slams House GOP Colleagues, Claiming They ‘Seem Fine’ With ‘The Damage They’re Causing’

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