U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania addressed several topics during his visit to Ambridge, Beaver County, on Friday.Deluzio, D-17th District, talked about the Department of Justice investigation involving him and other Congress members following the release of the “unlawful orders” video in November.”The law is clear. Our troops have to follow lawful orders, and no one can ever require them to follow illegal ones. It’s something I learned at the Naval Academy. You learn it in boot camp or Officer Candidate School. And I think the president’s response to that, which is to call for arrest and death and hanging and now sending the Justice Department after us, is dangerous. It’s a dangerous attack on free speech, and it’s an attack on the legislative branch. I’m just not going to be intimidated.”Deluzio also commented on the recent operation in Venezuela, raising concerns that the American people are being left out of the conversation. “There are many of them across the world who are bad, bad, illegitimate people, but I don’t think the American people want that. I don’t think the American people have even been asked, frankly, because Congress has been ignored by this president,” Deluzio said. “So I think the Congress ought to be standing up for the American people and make clear — this is something that we all decide together. I don’t think it’s worth Americans risking their lives and dying for this in Venezuela.”Regarding discussions of potentially annexing Greenland, Deluzio highlighted the importance of honoring the treaty respecting the people of Greenland and how they helped the United States following the 9/11 terror attacks. “Because of our treaty obligations under NATO, fought alongside and bled alongside Americans in Afghanistan,” he said. “These are our friends and allies who we are treaty-bound to defend. In no world should we be invading Greenland to take their land.”As the situation unfolds in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Deluzio believes Congress needs to intervene. “What we’re seeing out of so many federal agents is not good police work. I think it’s counter to public safety, and they need to have more guardrails, showing their faces, having their names displayed, following the rule of law the way that we expect and see our local cops do,” Deluzio said.He added, “There are efforts in Washington to do exactly that around the spending bill debate that’s happening for this agency. There needs to be more accountability and oversight.”
AMBRIDGE, Pa. —
U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio of Pennsylvania addressed several topics during his visit to Ambridge, Beaver County, on Friday.
Deluzio, D-17th District, talked about the Department of Justice investigation involving him and other Congress members following the release of the “unlawful orders” video in November.
“The law is clear. Our troops have to follow lawful orders, and no one can ever require them to follow illegal ones. It’s something I learned at the Naval Academy. You learn it in boot camp or Officer Candidate School. And I think the president’s response to that, which is to call for arrest and death and hanging and now sending the Justice Department after us, is dangerous. It’s a dangerous attack on free speech, and it’s an attack on the legislative branch. I’m just not going to be intimidated.”
Deluzio also commented on the recent operation in Venezuela, raising concerns that the American people are being left out of the conversation.
“There are many of them across the world who are bad, bad, illegitimate people, but I don’t think the American people want that. I don’t think the American people have even been asked, frankly, because Congress has been ignored by this president,” Deluzio said. “So I think the Congress ought to be standing up for the American people and make clear — this is something that we all decide together. I don’t think it’s worth Americans risking their lives and dying for this in Venezuela.”
Regarding discussions of potentially annexing Greenland, Deluzio highlighted the importance of honoring the treaty respecting the people of Greenland and how they helped the United States following the 9/11 terror attacks.
“Because of our treaty obligations under NATO, fought alongside and bled alongside Americans in Afghanistan,” he said. “These are our friends and allies who we are treaty-bound to defend. In no world should we be invading Greenland to take their land.”
As the situation unfolds in Minneapolis following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, Deluzio believes Congress needs to intervene.
“What we’re seeing out of so many federal agents is not good police work. I think it’s counter to public safety, and they need to have more guardrails, showing their faces, having their names displayed, following the rule of law the way that we expect and see our local cops do,” Deluzio said.
He added, “There are efforts in Washington to do exactly that around the spending bill debate that’s happening for this agency. There needs to be more accountability and oversight.”