Trump Leads with Smoke and Mirrors

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Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, the United States airstrikes in Iran, which we hope to be briefed on today, is the latest in the signature chaos and erratic decisionmaking from the Trump White House.

I thank God that our extraordinary military appears to have exquisitely executed its mission. We can be grateful to our military's carrying out of a decision while we ask questions about that decision.

While the news is inundated with reports of Trump's airstrikes, there are many concerns that we are not hearing about here at home: hostages; Ukraine; Federal institutions, like USAID and NIH, gutted; the big, ugly bill that would slash Medicaid for 14 million Americans, including 110,000 of my constituents; and the cruel cuts at SAMHSA that will jeopardize the lives of those struggling with addiction and mental health.

The Trump White House leads with smoke and mirrors, but they are doing incredible harm to my constituents and Americans across this country. I call upon my colleagues to not let them be successful in their attempts to obscure and distract.

Thomas Jefferson said: When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

Resist.

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