[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 125 (Thursday, July 30, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S4354]
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Democrat Party
Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, today's Democrat Party is being driven
by extremists, and there is actually an extreme group that is driving
the party further and further to the left. It is called the Democratic
Socialists of America. Its membership is growing, its radical
candidates are winning, and its far-left vision is spreading. You may
see it happening in Michigan this coming Tuesday with their primary
election.
This organization has issued a manifesto. That is right--a manifesto.
In a recent interview with FOX News, the cochair of the Democratic
Socialists of America admitted that this manifesto is filled with
policies and politics that are extreme. She admitted it. Let me say it
again. The cochair of the Democratic Socialists of America admitted on
national television that their manifesto is filled with extreme
policies. She has now become the face of today's Democrat Party all
across the country.
She was asked whether her organization wants to abolish the U.S.
Senate.
She said, ``True.''
She was asked whether they want to replace the Presidency and the
Supreme Court.
She said, ``Yep.''
She was asked whether they want to abolish ICE, Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
She said, ``Absolutely.''
She was asked whether they want to abolish borders and give amnesty
to every illegal immigrant in America, including illegal immigrant
criminals.
She said, ``As a long-term plan, yep.''
She was asked whether they want to defund our military.
She replied, ``Absolutely.''
She was asked whether they want to abolish prisons.
She said, ``Yeah.''
She was asked whether they want government control of private
companies.
She said, ``Yeah. Absolutely.''
There you have it. Those are some of the policies of the liberal
left.
Today's Democrat Party is being driven by its activist wing. These
are people who are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. They have
put it in writing--they include it in their manifesto--and they are
admitting it out loud on television.
Here in the U.S. Senate, Democrat Senators are embracing these
radical policies. They are campaigning and will be campaigning this
weekend for extremists in their parties. One sitting Democrat Senator,
whose desk is right over there, said, clearly, we are seeing ``the
future of the Democrat Party.''
Their manifesto is being reflected in the votes of the Democrats on
this floor of the U.S. Senate.
For 65 years, the National Defense Authorization Act has passed with
bipartisan support in the Senate. This month, every single Democrat in
this body voted to block funding for our military. Our servicemembers
are paying the price, and they are paying the price because the
Democrats have turned to the radical left. Even the New York Times
admits Democrats have crossed a red line by blocking defense funding.
The same radical agenda that targets America also targets our closest
ally, Israel. One of the leaders of this anti-Israel campaign is the
current mayor of New York City. He has called for the arrest of
Israel's Prime Minister. This is exactly what their radical manifesto
demands. The liberal, extreme mayor of New York City wants to hand over
the Prime Minister of Israel to an unaccountable group called the
International Criminal Court. It is not a real court. It lacks
legitimacy. It lacks credibility. In its 24 years of existence, it has
never charged a single leader of Iran for Iran's atrocities against the
world. Yet this group claims the right to arrest and punish America's
men and women in uniform.
The United States is not a member of the so-called International
Criminal Court nor is Israel.
The mayor of New York City is a loyalist of the United Nations, not
the United States.
From the campaign trail to the cloakroom of Congress, the far left
has revealed its radical beliefs. Democrats are determined to tear down
our country and tear up the Constitution. They want to open the borders
and control the economy. They want to weaken our military and abandon
Israel.
These policies would be disastrous for our Nation. There is no part
of America that they do not want to destroy.
The American people reject Democrats' radical policies. The American
people demand and deserve better.
Republicans are going to continue to fight for freedom, for liberty,
and for continued American greatness.
As long as there is a Constitution, Republicans will not abolish the
Senate. No State will lose its equal voice without its consent, and we
will not silence the voice of the people who we represent.
Republicans will not end immigration enforcement. Our priority is
safety for law-abiding citizens, not illegal immigrant criminals.
Republicans will never allow America to become a sanctuary country.
Republicans will not abolish prisons. Republicans will not release
criminals back into our communities.
Democrats' pro-crime policies are dangerous, and they are dangerous
all across the country.
We have a Constitution, and that Constitution and secure borders and
law and order and military strength and economic freedom--they are not
optional. They are the foundation of a free society, one that Democrats
want to tear down.
Without these fundamental foundations of a free society, there really
is no safety, no security, no prosperity, and no self-government.
Republicans and most Americans know that. Without them, there is no
United States of America.
Let me end where I began. Today's Democrat Party is being driven by
the radical left. They have a movement. They have a manifesto. And they
mean to do great harm to our country. We cannot allow it to happen.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order
for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.