The House Rules Committee had a contentious hearing this week to discuss “Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism.” Republican Representative Chip Roy embarrassed himself by disrespecting Democrat Congresswoman Maxine Waters during this contentious confrontation.
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A heated argument was started by Roy’s abrupt accusation of Waters’ purported socialist leanings.
Roy revealed a paper with one of Waters’ own remarks demonstrating that she had previously spoken out against socialism in a manner that rendered her speechless.
“I’ve got one question for for ranking member Waters,” Roy said as he addressed Waters. “In a 2008 hearing you said, ‘And guess what this liberal will be all about, this liberal will be all about socializing ,would be about basically taking over the government and the government running all of your companies.’”
Waters attempted to duck a difficult question Roy posed to her, but he wasn’t prepared to let her get away that lightly.
“Do you denounce your previous statement then and do you not accept that previous statement?” he asked.
“I am not a socialist,” Waters said. “I’m a capitalist. And I commit to you that I am here to save Social Security, to save Medicare, to save seniors and veterans and for some of you who have adopted certain kind of ways that you support what you now claim is socialism, I’m here to say to you: Come on.”
Roy brandished a piece of writing that quoted Waters to amplify his points.
“So this liberal will be all about socializing, will be all about basically taking over and the government running, all of your companies. You disagree with that? You now denounce that statement?” Roy asked.
“I am not a socialist,” Waters said.
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