I want to play a highlight from
yesterday with the attorney general
testifying in front of the house
committee uh this this is some of I'm
there's only a play about a minute of it
you have to look it up we'll tweet it
out this is the most satisfying five
minutes I've heard in a long time it's
uh representative Victoria sparts uh she
grew up in the Soviet Union and she had
a thing or two to get off her chest
listen to this
attorney general you had a very moving
statement about your grandparents coming
here uh from Belarus to live in the
country without fear of
persecution I grew up in very similar
country Ukraine now and when I came here
as a young person I believed in the
value as an American not to be afraid of
my government but I wanted to tell you
and I want to share with you and get
your thoughts on that are you aware that
a lot of Americans are now uh afraid of
being prosecuted by your department are
you aware about that I think that uh
constant attacks on the department and
saying it's not a tax well let me let me
give you an example talk about January 6
people here there some people came on
January 6 there probably was some people
that came on January 6th here you know
that had bad intent but a lot of good
Amic Americans from my district came
here because they are sick and tired of
this government not serving them they
came with strollers than the kids and
there was chaotic situation because the
proper security wasn't provided that's a
question that was answered really why
why we debated for 45 minutes on the
floor and didn't stop the debate after
the people broke in into the capital but
these people came they were throwing the
smoke bombs into the crowd with
strollers with kids people were showed
up you know FBI agent to people's houses
you had in my district in my town FBI
phone numbers all over the district
please call call that people are truly
afraid I just want to make sure if
you're not aware that you are and this
is a big problem when people are afraid
of their own
government he went on to give a
non-answer answer and don't think it
moved uh him very much but it certainly
moved me and uh congresswoman sparts is
uh with us now hi Victoria hi thank you
for having me I I have to tell you I I
thank you there are there are Americans
and then there are the Americans that
really understand what we're up against
and they're usually the ones that have
come from a communist country a
communist China Vietnam or anywhere in
the uh former Soviet Union you know
what's happening and uh and for him not
to respond to you I you know George
Washington said you know when the um
when the government fears the people
there's liberty when the people fear the
government there's tyranny and we're
there well I'll be honest with you Glen
you know maybe I came with idealistic
ideas because I read about the America
from Alexis Dell and fredman and haek
and grown up when you know in a failed
system and knowing what at stake I
probably was a little bit young and
naive but I'm not going to accept one
thing I'm not going to accept for this
Republic to fail because if we become a
dictatorship and we are moving in that
direction there is no hope for anyone
else in the world and I will tell you
something that is very dangerous we can
have a difference in opinion and it's
okay it's healthy to have a difference
in opinion but when people are afraid to
express their opinion that is called
dictatorship this was exactly under
totalitarian dictatorship of communist
and Soviet Union where people were
afraid to express an opinion no we don't
have a right you know to hurt each other
but we have a right to stand an opinion
we don't have a right to harm each other
and but we do do have a right to
disagree with the government that is the
core fundamentals of this Republic if
people are not willing to come listen I
don't like that people come and scream
me in town halls I don't like that
people disagree with me but if I'm going
to go to this office I have to hear the
people and where we are right now as a
country the frustrations of the people
are real the giz government is not
serving the people we have a big machine
that serve big money and people are sick
and tired and we are bankrupting our
future generation and a lot of people
died for our freedoms I am not willing
to accept it I know it's hard I know
this battles you know not easy but we
have to win them we'll lose this war and
you know I'm telling you sometimes maybe
you know being young and idealistic you
know it's bad but sometimes you know
coming here it's like you put a frog in
a hot water
you know I came here and I believed in
all of the value Americans and I truly
believe we are not going to destroy our
Republic this is the greatest country
ever existed in history of the world and
we as Americans are going to get
together to save it you know but what
department of justice is doing is is
disgrace
um we need more people like you in the
house and the Senate and you're not
going to run for reelection to the house
and there were hopes that you would run
in Indiana for Senate but you're not
going to do either of those things
you're just you're getting out of
politics well I need to regroup or
invigorate and really spend more time to
get more Americans because this
government don't underestimate still the
power of Americans listen with all of
the bad things I probably wouldn't be
where I am you know if it would be for
the American people I thought my own
party more than other party I didn't
even have time for them so I was here
only because was good hardworking
Americans stood with me and fought
against my own party with me Americans
that care about that and we need to get
more Americans to understand what is at
stake and talk to them so we have to
have more lives I need to regroup to
figure out you know I honestly
disappointed where my party is and lack
of leadership because unfortunately the
other side is so far gone if we don't
fight and win not just be talking on TV
or writing books and go do grandio
statement but actually deliver and this
is a real war and we need to come after
other side but it takes leadership and
I'm responsible for my party my
leadership you know so I need to figure
out how I can regroup and get you know
some energy back because I've been for
decades fought my own party in another
one too I had some very tough battles so
I'm battle tested but I think this
battle needs to be won with American
people and don't underestimate the power
truly believe these people are afraid of
American people they are afraid of
American people and right now they're
trying to oppress it but I think
American people are very strong and
they're not going to allow Washington DC
corruption to take over and destroy the
country so I appreciate that people like
you are you know listen I listen for you
for a long time you've been in the
trenches I I and and I don't accept you
know what they do and they try to really
demonize every American so people are
afraid now to come and say to DC oh my
gosh we'll have to have a peaceful
demonstration oh no they'll say we are
insurrectionists we are awful people
well this is terrible this is like
dictatorship I cannot believe it
happened in the United States of America
well I just wanted to encourage you
because I read um in uh I think this was
not a political this was from the hill I
think and it said uh that you never
planned on having a long career in
politics I have a lot of my own things I
wanted to do in my life and I'm going to
get some stuff done and get the hell out
of politics for sure I appreciate that
but that's something I say to myself
almost every day there's so many things
I want to do I mean how much how much
longer and I we just have to continue to
do it if if that you feel that is the
best way to help so I would like you
just to consider a plea from me that if
there's any way to run for Senate if you
think you could win we need the I mean
you're right the party is
completely uh off track let me let me
switch gears with you on um
zalinski what is what is happening in
the house is this real that we're not
going to give the aid uh any more aid
until we start getting some answers are
we going to hold the line on the budget
do you have any idea well let me tell
you something it's so unfortunate you
know that you know when I last year I
was stand alone and you know listen I
sometimes feel like you know like we
know one woman standing okay but it's
okay even if I have to be one woman
standing I will stand there I'm okay
with that if I'm going to be attacked I
was attacked last summer by Republicans
and Democrats I was directed through mud
on all media when I said we must demand
accountability you understand what
country we're dealing we need to make
sure this hard-earned money Americans
are generous people Americans won a lot
of wars and freed a lot of people around
the world but Americans are not stupid
and Americans are not going to be
betrayed and we need to know we need to
make sure where this Aid goes we're
dealing with very complicated corrupt
countries and we need to make sure that
we have accountability or it actually
might get in the people that you're
trying to fight because this is a
challenge when you have we saw what's
happened in Afghanistan we saw what's
happened with a lot of countries we
failed be because we did not have proper
accountability and Congress didn't hold
executive branch CR I cannot believe
Congress woman asking accountability for
taxpayers money this is being
proping I think not asking is prop
putting you know and I was very
disappointed how I was attacked but it's
okay listen I you know if I would be
offended really easily I wouldn't
survive in this world okay I don't get
offended that easily and I held the
ground on that we did a little bit
better but we didn't do as a good job
and now a lot of Americans are asking
question and I said if President Biden
needs to make the case why it is a
national interest of Americans you know
to help Ukraine to win that war and show
what is happening he has not
communicated for congress there is
frustration from both side forever he
doesn't even come to Congress you are
not going to go to all of this
International they talk about country
I'll tell you one thing if Americans
don't lead ever since is gone we're the
only country I hate I hate to say the
only country who can lead around the
world if we're not doing something
everyone gone you can do Grand your
statement but if we don't do any actions
nothing is going to happen unfortunately
we don't have strong leadership you know
and that's why we have all this war
strong America is actually peace for
everyone that's why we have to keep our
country strong and get our act together
you know otherwise our adversaries
included like China will be
destabilizing the country and that is
our responsibility of Republicans so I
think he put himself now in very tough
situation where a lot of Americans are
asking right questions and he needs to
figure out now with the Senate how he's
going to answer them Victoria sparts uh
from Indiana uh congresswoman uh we need
more people like you um thank you so
much for everything hope to talk to you
again thank you I appreciate having me
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