AOC’s Fiery Speech On Laken Riley Act Is One For History Books
Almost as shameful as the Act itself is the fact that so many Democrats in the House and Senate voted for it. Besides handing Donald Trump a big win that sends a signal that Dems can be steamrolled, the Act is a hideous piece of legislation. Naming it for a murder victim politicized by the right-wing is just as disgusting. But the worst thing is that it’s a hideous piece of legislation that no decent American should allow. It’s even more appalling that Republicans are trying to pass it after Donald Trump pardoned the violent Jan. 6 criminals who are now free to buy guns and further terrorize Americans.
Fortunately, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood up and powerfully spoke the whole truth on the House floor.
OCASIO-CORTEZ: Mr. Speaker, I want the American people to know, with eyes wide open, what is inside this bill. Because we stand here just two days after President Trump gave unconditional pardons to violent criminals who attacked our nation's capital on January 6th. And these are the people who want you to believe, who want us to believe that they're trying to, quote, unquote, keep criminals off the streets - when they are opening the floodgates.