This new congresswoman brought the in her first floor speech.
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00:00Sir, you dishonored that oath.
00:02You devalue the life of the immigrant, the worker, and the survivor.
00:05I see right through you and so do the American people.
00:18Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the occupant of the White House.
00:22Mr. Trump, you took an oath, just as I did five days ago, to protect and defend the Constitution
00:28and the American people.
00:30Sir, you dishonored that oath.
00:32You devalue the life of the immigrant, the worker, and the survivor.
00:35I see right through you and so do the American people.
00:39This has nothing to do with border security.
00:42Your shutdown, another Trump-generated crisis, has brought a tsunami of hurt to the American
00:46people.
00:47So, today, I rise to lift the voices of the unheard.
00:50I rise today on behalf of the families concerned about feeding their children because their
00:54WIC benefits will run dry.
00:56I rise today in solidarity with the thousands of workers with calloused hands and broken
01:01spirits working for no pay.
01:04I rise today in support of the survivor fleeing violent hands, seeking safety, only to find
01:08the shelter door locked because of your shutdown.
01:11I rise today in support of the American people who believe in the promise of this nation
01:15and ask for honest pay for an honest day's work.
01:18Today, I rise as one, and I stand as thousands.
01:21Thank you, and I yield back.