“When partisan, unelected district court judges try to micromanage the President of the United States, it isn’t judicial review. It isn’t checks and balances. It is purely partisan politics – and it is wrong.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how activist district court judges are trying to block Republicans from getting America back on track
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Sen. Barrasso’s remarks as prepared:
“Americans elected Republicans to get our country back on track. We are keeping our promises. Today, more Americans say our country is on the right track than at any point in the past 20 years. President Trump’s and Republicans’ Common Sense Revolution is working. By contrast, Democrats have abandoned all common sense. The American people are rejecting them resoundingly.
“According to recent CNN polling, only 29 percent of Americans view Democrats favorably. Even worse, according to a recent NBC News poll, only 27 percent of Americans have a positive view of Democrats. The Democrat approval ratings are at an all-time low. It’s easy to understand why. Democrats in the Senate have taken positions that are truly radical.
“Democrats side with people supporting terrorism. Democrats refuse to protect women in sports. Democrats refuse to stand with Israel. Democrats support higher energy prices. Democrats refuse to protect taxpayers from wasteful and abusive spending. Democrats want the American people to pay $4 trillion more in taxes – the largest tax increase in history.
“The Minority Leader last week appeared on a TV show on ABC called The View. He spent his time attacking hardworking and successful Americans – people who want to keep more of their hard-earned money and don’t like the way the government wastes it. He had nothing good to say about the innovators, the job creators, or the hard-working Americans who make this country great.
“Over the last four years, wasteful Democrat spending caused the worst inflation in 40 years. Democrats raised our taxes, took our money, and spent it recklessly. Today, Democrats are pulling out all the stops to block our bold Republican agenda. This is an agenda that the American people support.
“To do that, Democrats are relying on radical district court judges who oppose President Trump and his popular agenda. Last week, a district judge ordered a nationwide ban to stop the deportation of illegal immigrant gang members. This is wrong. These gang members are part of a criminal group designated by President Trump as terrorists. They are murderers, rapists, and drug dealers. They threaten the safety of every community in America.
“Last month alone, there were 15 nationwide injunctions issued against the Trump administration from activist district judges. From Washington, D.C., to Seattle, activist district judges think they know better than the American people. Their radical orders block signature pillars of our Republican agenda – the agenda the American people voted for last November. Radical activist judges are protecting criminals, terrorists, and corrupt bureaucrats from the accountability that voters demand. This is clearly an effort by Democrats to undo the will of the voters.
“Let me be clear. When partisan, unelected district court judges try to micromanage the President of the United States, it isn’t judicial review. It isn’t checks and balances. It is purely partisan politics – and it is wrong. Radical district judges will not succeed in blocking Republicans from getting America back on track.
“I applaud President Trump. He is fighting to uphold the rule of law. He is appealing bad rulings. He is representing the values of the American people.
“Let me go back to where I began. Last week, NBC reported that Democrats are at the lowest level of support in the history of polling. At the same time, more Americans say our country is on the right track than at any point in the past 20 years.
“The Republican agenda continues to be popular. Americans want to escape the last four years of high prices and open borders. Republicans’ shared agenda will deliver safer communities, secure borders, affordable prices, and peace through strength. Republicans will get America back on track.”
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