If you tuned out Trump's speech last night, I don't blame you. He disgraced the occasion by turning the State of the Union address into one of his campaign rallies.
Trump never misses an opportunity to divide the country and yesterday was no exception. He believes the strength of America derives not from our values, principles, and people — but from Donald Trump himself.
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The speech was filled with misleading statements and outright lies. Trump claimed he wanted to protect people with pre-existing health conditions at the same time his Attorney General is in court trying to dismantle the very law that includes such protections.
He asked Congress to put a bill on his desk to reduce the prices of prescription drugs — but Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats already have! Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans just refuse to allow a vote on it.
And in the Senate, many bipartisan bills, like my DETER Act to prevent Russian interference in our next election, languish even though they could pass Congress.
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Instead of embracing a bipartisan agenda, President Trump laid out short-sighted, divisive plans: Drill even more of the oil that's ruining our climate. Undermine public education by funneling taxpayer money to private schools.
After this speech and the Senate's failure to conduct even the semblance of a real trial, one thing is clear: we will not make any progress on our priorities until we take back both the White House AND the Senate.
I will be working tirelessly in the months ahead to help us Ditch Mitch and Dump Trump in 2020.
Trump is endangering our democracy. Help us fight back.
Thank you for staying in this important fight,
Chris
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