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Ocasio-Cortez Humiliated By Republican Chip Roy In Debt Ceiling Debate

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New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was roasted by Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy after she claimed that people want more government in their lives.

“They are accusing Democrats of saying we spend too much,” the New York representative said. “For anyone that wants to entertain that thought, I ask you to think about the last time a person said has said in this country that the government does too much for them, that their social security check was too high, that teachers are paid too much.”

But much to the chagrin of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Roy was prepared with an answer.

“My friend from New York, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said ‘I ask you think about the last time a person has said in this country that the government does too much for them. When was the last time anyone has heard or seen that,’” he said, quoting the Congresswoman.

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“I’ll say it right here. I don’t want the government doing most of the things that the government is doing to interfere with the ability of the American people to carry out their lives,” he said. “Federal state and local.

“When was the last time you had a bureaucrat show up and you said ‘Oh joy thank you I’m really glad there’s a bureaucrat here?’” he said. “When was the last time you were thankful for 32 trillion dollars in debt, a hundred thousand dollars almost for every man woman, and child in America? Anybody thankful for 32 trillion dollars in debt? Anybody thankful for a border that’s wide open being exploited by cartels while fentanyl comes in and kills our children? Anybody thankful for that Department of Homeland  Security that doesn’t actually secure the Homeland? Anybody thankful for an FBI that went after Scott Smith and labeled him a domestic terrorist for daring to defend his daughter in a school board meeting because she was assaulted in a bathroom?” he said as he continued to tear into bureaucracy.

“We have a government that is weaponized against the American people and is undermining our liberties and they want more of it,” he said, referring to Democrats. “My colleagues on the other side of the aisle want more government. They want more taxes, they want more spending, they want more bureaucrats knocking on your door.”

And that was only the start of what was a tough week for Rep. Ocasio-Cortez because when she went back to New York and held a town hall she was booed and heckled by constituents.

“American citizens before migrants,” one man said as he walked toward the representative holding American flags. “Where are you on the migrant issue? You’re a piece of s–t.”

The man was promptly removed from the town hall by security.

Then another woman took aim at the representative before she too was escorted from the building by security.

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“We are at war with Russia,” she said “We’re on the verge of nuclear war. Are you going to stop this war?”

“Stop funding this war,” she said as she was being removed from the town hall. “There’s a lot of communities that need help and need that money. I’m from that community.”

When it comes to the debt ceiling negotiations even some Democrats were in disbelief that President Joe Biden left Washington D.C. before talks concluded and a deal was reached.

According to Politico, Biden is leaving the White House — again — this weekend, heading to Camp David and then to his home in Delaware, further outraging Democrats who already believe he is being too timid in responding to Republican arguments for spending cuts in exchange for raising the limit.

“Please tell me that’s not true,” one Democratic lawmaker said to Politico. “You’re going to see a caucus that’s so pissed if he’s stupid enough to do that.”

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