He has seemingly put us
directly at odds with Mexico, our bordering country, due to a wall that
he has set forth as one of his key proposals, and then expected and
even demanded that they actually pay for it. He has ignored the facts and has declared that 3 to 5 million people
allegedly voted fraudulently in the election. And last, but certainly not least, he has set forth an executive
order banning travel from Muslim countries and suspended the refugee
program, an action that makes our Nation less safe. Over the weekend, I joined with Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf,
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Representative Robert Brady, and
Representative Brendan Boyle and spoke directly with those who were
immediately impacted by this executive action. We joined with the protesters in voicing extreme discontent over the
executive order and vowed to do our part to remedy what we can only
refer to as a ``forced error'' of global proportions. We must work
collectively to tear down the ban and to be the open democracy that our
Constitution allows us to be. Just today, Acting Attorney General Sally Yates told attorneys in the
Justice Department not to make legal arguments defending President
Trump's order on immigration and refugees. The actions taken by President Trump are not in the best interest of
our Nation, our national security, nor are they in the best interest of
our communities; that is why we must continue to move forward policy
proposals that have been introduced by my colleagues to ensure equal
access to the ballot box to ensure we protect the voting rights of
those in our communities so that they know that their voices are being
heard. For instance, my House colleague, Representative Sewell, introduced
the Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would set forth a geographical
coverage formula that is based on the current conditions that include
13 States.
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