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Lauren Underwood

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first: 2019-08-05
most recent: 2019-08-05
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“No, it's true. It's interesting. I went to Kentucky, but I ended up telling the comment. Everyone was telling them they were going to get their jobs, and I was like, actually, here's what's going. They appreciated the honesty, I think. It was interesting.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Well, you know, but everybody hasn't. We have some folks here who grew up in the 14th district. I met them before our chat started. And they're from a very small community near the Wisconsin border. It's just different than here. And I think that people should get outside the bubble. I don't know enough about San Francisco to presume, but I suspect it's like DC and like Chicago where you need to break out every now and then. And I encourage people to do that because we're not so different, but life is different.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Or Pat. Yeah, or Pat Barb. Once we got through all the policy questions, then they get to the personal ones, right? And those are always fun because inevitably someone has a son, right? Or the cute neighbor down the street and I should come back a different day so that we could just like casually bump into that person, like that kind of stuff. And, you know, I really enjoy those interactions because then that's just like human being to human being, right? And they care and they're invested and the ladies of the 14th are often like, Lauren, how are you doing? No, really. Are you getting enough sleep? Are you drinking water? You know, how can you keep up with the schedule? Like that kind of thing. And they care. And they're watching and they're following, and I appreciate that. And so we have great chats. You really should come out.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It's beautiful, the trust that people place. You know, as a nurse early in nursing school, we are taught how to build a rapport with a patient because you get maybe three, four minutes max with a new patient to walk into their room and build trust. And so the way that we were taught to do it is you look into their eyes and you say, hi, I'm Lauren, I'm your nurse. How can I help you today? How are you feeling? Tell me what's going on. And they need to trust that the advice that we're giving and the information that we're sharing is in their best interest, right? And that we're only doing it because we believe that it can help them. And I see so many parallels in the work that I do today. People come up to me and they're like, Lauren, I need help. I don't know where to turn. I don't know what to do. People are sharing their most vulnerable concerns. And it's almost like a very intimate moment, right? Like they are very, very, very vulnerable.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Okay, okay, yes. Manny and I have not together, but we have both been to speed dating. That would be really wrong. Yes. And in speed dating, you get like three minutes with the person. It's amazing what people tell you in three minutes about themselves. They're sitting there like, well, oh, is that really the way you want to introduce yourself? It's like kind of shocking, but people just share. They share about their lives. And they welcome you into their homes and you meet their children or their grandchildren or their partner.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“is to be in the community. Ayana Presley says, and I'm going to get it wrong, but she always says something like, you got to be closest to the people with the pain so that they can have the power, something like that. And I think you have to be among the people. Everybody's not going to respond to a poll in a way that's truly honest, right? Like we learned that in 2016 with these exit polls, but people will tell you about themselves. And they will do it quickly, right? Who here has been to speed dating, right? It's amazing. Am I the only one?”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yes. So we got to know people through having a series of house parties. What a house party is people invite you over and they invite their neighbors over and they would sit there for an hour, an hour and a half and they would ask me whatever if they wanted and it would be on all kinds of things and we got to know each other and then we would come back. We'd come back and talk to them again and then folks would come out and volunteer and I like people, right? I like to talk to people. I'll ask them a million questions about their lives, their business, their families, what they care about, why, how they got here, if they ever done this, but right? I just ask a lot of questions and you people are surprised that I care and they share quite candidly. Now, of course, we did polling. Of course, we did the focus group. I couldn't even really tell you what the focus group said. I think we only did one, right? Like that was not the most valuable way that we learned about the district. Most valuable way to learn about a community.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Insurance in case I need it kind of situations. And people need to be able to live healthy well lives. This is not a luxury. This is not a commodity, right? This is basic human rights and we have an opportunity in this 116 Congress to make real progress. We do not need to wait for a Democrat to be in the White House to be able to do this work. Now Mitch is the barrier, but it is not like we don't have the power to convince him to persuade him and to make him see that he needs to move on our legislation.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“But we know that every year, you know, some people work an extra overtime shift or something very slightly small changes in their financial situation and they no longer qualify for the tax credits. Well, in my community, premium prices can be 20 or 25,000 dollars a year. Premiums on the marketplace, which is not affordable. So our bill says that people would pay no more than 8.5% of their adjusted gross income on premiums. So that same family of four would now pay $8,500 down from $20 or $25,000. Huge savings. People understand it. And I think we're going to get a chance to get that on the floor this fall. And so, you know, I'm excited. I get excited about things like that. It's concrete. It saves folks money. They understand how it would impact them. And you'll appreciate that this is for a silver plan. So that's good coverage. This is not like those high deductible, you know, I have health.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You know, I think a public option is something that duh, we need, right? A public option is not a political winner. Like you say public option, nobody applauds in my community. No one applauded here, right? It's just like, yes, if you want to buy into one of these programs, you should be able to do it next.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“First of all, you are amazing, and I thank you. Healthcare is also my number one issue. I volunteered to help get it passed and for the past five years I've been an enrollment counselor for Cover California. And you're welcome. It's my passion as well. How are you feeling about several of the candidates have plans where they want to fix the ACA, which we never got a chance to do, and then create the public option that's Medicare-like? It's what Pelosi wanted to do originally and let people choose to go in there on their own so that it gradually takes over. Is that more your approach?”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Do not tweet in anger, right? Do not let that be your outlet because this stuff lives on forever. There will be consequences for you and there will be consequences for all of us. And I think that that's just an important reminder for folks who are interacting with our political system in a way that yields influence, but folks may not be happy about the direction of our country. It's very easy to be a boss behind the keyboard. And it just has some consequences for folks in other places.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“They'll be like, I'm gonna close the door now. They will not slam it in your face. And it's really a lovely experience. Phone banking and texting is very important. And then just at a foundational level, being careful how you speak and the words that you use in engaging in public discourse about what's happening in our country is very important. And that is a message for everybody, right? I do a lot of chats with interns and students, and I've spoken to like every student nurse in the state of Illinois. And I always tell them.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And then whatever 4.7 less 350. So 4. Yeah, a lot. So, yes, we need your financial investments. I'm not taking corporate pack money, right? We want to uplift the voices of people in our political process. And yes, in the House, we passed H.R. One. And Mitch McConnell has basically said over my dead body, right? And that is unacceptable. And so, you know, we need to have a Senate that will be responsive to the American people instead of just, you know, killing all legislation, even nonpartisan legislation. Like I think of my veteran suicide prevention bill. This is something that everybody should be clamoring to vote for right now. And the idea that Mitch is just too busy with his judicial nominees to give it full consideration is something that I just think is appalling, right? So what can you all do? I know that you all are very skilled at canvassing. I welcome you to come to the 14th District. People are so nice. Even folks who do not agree.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Challenges because of race. Now, this year's a little different because Donald Trump has used racist rhetoric and targeting of many of my colleagues in order to score cheap points among his base. This is a strategy that he is employing. And many of my Republican opponents are ardent Trump supporters and they like to mimic what he does. And so we are preparing ourselves for a 2020 election that will have this, again, young black woman intersectional, racist, sexist, ageist attack line coming. And that'll be different. But I also have a record and now people know me. And so my staff and I were having this conversation today. Like this whole idea. Of othering. Othering is only effective if people are scared of you. And I am not a scary person. And even if I were, right, folks are”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“So what do you think about X, Y, or Z issue based? That's how the election was. And even with the migrant kids, it was a moral issue. Children should not be in cages and certainly not in the United States. People were horrified that this stuff was done in our name, right? Underneath our flag by the leaders of our country. And they felt like it was wrong, un-American, and completely unjust. And so that's not something that I would have to stand in front of people and be like, as a black woman or as a person of color, I am horrified, right? No, as an American, I am horrified. And this is wrong. And, you know, we have got to do everything that we can to stop it. And at the time, you know, Randy Hulkren said, he said, oh, I sent a letter. Really? That's weak, right? And people agreed. So it wasn't like we had to invoke race or respond to”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“You know, what's interesting is that our election was not about race. It literally didn't really come up. And here's why. I'm black. You can tell I'm black by looking at me, right? I know I'm black. They know I'm black. My parents are brown-skinned black people. My parents were on the campaign trail every day. Every event one of my parents would be there because they loved it, right? And they loved meeting people and seeing their new friends all around the community and they were very engaged. Like my parents, my parents are so glad our money for re-election because they get to go and see their friends all around the district again, right? Like that's just how we ran our campaign. And so once people were like, okay, she's a black woman.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“What was the challenge for you speaking to a community that I believe is 11% Hispanic, like 4% Asian American and less than 3% African American? Speaking on issues that might have a tinge of like racialization like migrant youth in a way that Consumable and that couldn't be like headlined in some right wing moment.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“The candidates should be talking about things that regular people care about. And I think that if they know that they can't win, they should drop out.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Well, I think that if I keep my job, the Democrats will still be in the majority. And I think that we are going to do all we know we need to do to win this race. We cannot do it alone. We cannot just count on the D-Trip or party organizations to do it for us. Like I said earlier, right? I'm like, I'm a non-traditional candidate. I'm the youngest black woman to ever serve in Congress. Ever. This is an institution. that literally was not built for someone like me, right? It was built by people.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm not chasing those headlines and don't need to be part of all those news articles And honestly, when I'm before my community on Wednesday morning at a town hall, right, we're going to have an opportunity to talk about those things to people directly, which is where I see a lot more value.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It was. So the only thing that, and we haven't like spoken out about this, but I think what require some attention is Dan Coates. Being forced out as the director of national intelligence and like to call this new guy a Trump loyalist is, I think, even downplaying how completely unqualified this man is. To be the director of national intelligence. However, I mean, now I just spoke out against it, but we hadn't before because”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Because at the end of the day, I don't think that true values are, at least in my community, we're not that far from each other. Really, not it's just how we solve those problems, there might be disagreements.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And sometimes they're loud at town halls and they demand attention and energy. But when that conversation moves offline, right, then at least you can have a conversation. Which I think is valuable, right? Like, let's just talk.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“That's hard to resist? No. Because I have enough people that are close to me that I trust and I don't have these, I don't get enraged where I just feel like I have to release. And if I wanted to release, it certainly would not be on Twitter. Certainly would not. Now, I read comments. I'm very well informed on what people think. And what they're saying, and you go deep. And, you know, it's interesting when you meet your Twitter troll in real life. And the troll lives around the corner. It is not a bot, right? And so then you're like, okay, you interact.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I don't actually. But, you know, I think a lot of people tweet or treat their social media like they are a news agency, right? So they are reporting out on what happens. I am not a journalist. It is not my job to be like, Blah blah blah happened today. Like someone can read that in the news. Something to say about it Then I will comment on it. But I don't think I have to comment on everything.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“My job is to communicate with people in the 14th District. And one of the things that I know in talking to some folks in this community is that there's a real concern that the Democrats don't have a message or the Democrats aren't being responsive and communicating about these top tier issues. All we do is talk about investigations or Russia or Trump or whatever. And I want you all to know that in my community, folks know what we're working on. They know about my veteran suicide bill that we passed. They know about the Robocall Bill that we passed last week, right? They know that we affirmed the U.S. would stay in the Paris Climate Agreement. They know about the wonderful work that we're doing in the House because our local press publishes it.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We had to learn very early on how to be disciplined in our work. Because if I'm so busy responding to the news of the day, I will fall into a tangent and get so far off course that the idea of passing my healthcare legislation becomes an afterthought. And that is not why I am not here to respond to the news of the day. And that's candidly why I stopped going on all these news shows all the time. Because I, you know, we talk to the producers ahead of time. They're like, oh, yeah, we want to hear about your bill. Want to hear about your bill. And I sit down and they spent five minutes on the president's tweets or whatever disagreement. And then 30 seconds on why I'm there. Right, and my job is not to communicate with America.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We're in touch, and you know, I think that they do not hesitate to let me know when they disagree with things. And we have two way communication”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Well, you know, there's a very clear difference in style in the way that I do my job and the way that some of my other colleagues do theirs and not just limited to those four women, but really across the caucus, there's a real difference. And I'm clear at who I work for, which I work for the people of the 14th District”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And do you think, because the Republicans are using those as a wedge between and among Democrats, they're using it to try to talk to the persuadables, look at this group, and they're sort of taking the squad and making it villainous. How do you deal with that? It can be somewhat effective to do that.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Well, yeah, I mean, I think it's inappropriate. Sure But at the end of the day, we work together to get things done and to deliver for the people.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Got Is part of that. So, we might have some disagreements in how you achieve certain goals. But for the most part, everyone shares values. And I think even shares like priorities, meaning folks recognize that healthcare is very important, right? That we want to pass an infrastructure package that's very important, right? This anti-corruption message is very important. Climate change is very important, right? So people are pretty united on those top agenda items. It's just like how you solve those problems is where there might be differences of opinion. And in my experience, that reflects some of the difference of opinion.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“In the Congress, as they stand, I think that they are flawed. And more importantly, we don't know how much they'll cost and how to pay for them. And at this point, I think it is a strategic decision to not talk about the cost. Because that will transform not only our healthcare system, but our economy. And, you know. I think that in a community like mine where the average income is $105,000 a year, average, that you need to be upfront about what that cost looks like and if folks will be on the hook for a tax increase. Now, just because it's a tax increase doesn't necessarily mean it's bad, right? And I'm very clear on that, but people are not seeking out tax increases. And so as just a general rule.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“However, we know, at least in my community, that the majority of the support from Medicare for All is coming because people's health care is too expensive and it's out of reach for too many people. And that is what's driving their support. And the reason I learned this is because I thought when I started running that people supported Medicare for all because like me, they believed that healthcare was a human right. And that, in fact, is not the case. They support Medicare for all because they think that Medicare is free. And they want healthcare to be free. Because they can't afford it. Does that make sense? Yeah, totally. And so I am not supporting the bills.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yes, so when I would travel around my district, and people would be like, well, Lauren, Medicare for all, I'd say, well, what do you mean by that? And I would get some version of Medicare 55 and up, which is lowering the Medicare eligibility age. That's not Medicare for All. Medicare 40 and up, Medicare 18 and up, Medicare at birth, and buying into Medicare. Then you get the people who want to buy into Medicaid and they call it Medicare for All and all this other stuff, right? So everybody has a different definition. You have the people that want to keep private insurance, get rid of private insurance. There's all these different ideas. We are in an open brainstorm period. And I think it's very, very healthy for people to be having this open exchange of ideas.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“That does not convince persuadables. And I think that we all need to be more thoughtful. We all being engaged, very engaged Democrats need to be more thoughtful in the words that we use to describe our ideas when we are talking to persuadable voters Persuadable voters are not mobilizing people. Right.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And lo and behold, people were like, yes, that's right. We do need a modern financial aid system. People shouldn't have hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loan debt, right? And they're like on board. They're like, yes. Well, guess what? That's the debt-free college proposal. But you don't call it that. You don't call it that. Because that turns people off. And I think one of the things that the Democratic Party has been doing is that we like hashtag. Labels hashtagy conversations, things that people can be like, oh, Deb Free College, yeah, and while that's good at what I would consider to be like mobilization, Right, to get people out.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Okay, Steph Free College. So Deb Free College was something that really came out of the 16 election, right Bernie was all excited about Deb Free College. And in my district, people don't like things that are free. And they don't like things that are for all, right? And they just don't. And so, you know, I heard that and I said, okay, so what I would talk about is modernizing our financial aid system. We would have Pell grants that reflect the true cost of tuition at a four year public college. And we would have subsidized student loans that would fill the gap for the rest, room, board, books, fees, whatever.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“They learned how to be successful and effective in navigating a very dysfunctional system, which is a skill set and it's very valuable. But there are a lot of people who are not used to going into a living room or sitting down in a diner and talking to a regular person. They have no idea what to say. They literally don't know the words to use. They literally don't, and that is something that I found. Was so valuable. If you are disciplined about your speech and your language, you can talk to anybody. So one of my favorite examples, because I figure you might ask, is about debt-free college.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“And I want someone who's used to talking to people. You know, like a lot of folks in Washington have gotten good at Washington.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Some of the others you just said are nice people too. Right. But I don't want you to my silence to be like, oh, there's beef.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm not going to answer that. I think that you all can imagine whoever you think, whoever you think is toxic is toxic. Because whoever's talking, think about it, whoever's toxic for San Francisco is super toxic in the 14th district.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I think that if I'm forced to run the 2020 presidential in the Illinois 14th, we will lose. I think that if I wait to engage those voters that we know that we need to follow up with and we wait till the spring of 2020 to reach out to them, I will lose. I think that some of the presidential candidates are super toxic. And I will lose, along with many other Democrats and swing seats, and we will lose the House. I think that we have to be careful in how we approach this wonderful opportunity that we have.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We're going to fight for it. We're going to work for it. I am running for reelection. I am raising money. We have staff on the ground. We have offices. We are doing the work every day.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I mean, I'm home every weekend. I think I've missed probably two weekends and six months. And you know, we show up to all the small towns and all the public events and we have the town halls. We do these things called office hours, which I found after the first set of town halls that people had questions that really weren't appropriate for the large group and people just wanted to be able to engage me directly. So I'll just like post up at a city council chambers and people just come in and talk to me for 10 minutes and ask their questions or take their pictures or whatever, right? They just want to be able to interact. And I think that that's really important. We have good constituent services.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“It's a toss up Literally rated a toss up by all those political people. And, you know, it feels competitive, but I'm doing my work and keeping my promises.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We've already launched every election. I mean, I have seven Republican opponents. So a lot of people, especially at the congressional level that you'll talk to, they'll say, you know, we're gearing up for a very competitive race. Like, no, I'm in a competitive race. I had a Republican opponent that filed to run against me two weeks after I was elected in November of 2018. It's like they objected on general principle. I hadn't been sworn in. I hadn't done anything. And it's just like, nope, who is this young black woman in our seat?”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“We move forward today, right? A lot of that information would never come out. And I think that a lot of people are concerned primarily with the president's actions. But I think that there could be a scenario where others are involved, and it's important to have all the facts so that we can ensure that this never happens again in our country.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Power grab, and then I'm no better than him Being the president, and that's not what we're here for. And so I think it's very important to make sure that our investigations can continue forward. You know, as Mr. Mueller stated when he testified, the scope of his investigation was very limited. He could only do obstruction and Russian interference. He wasn't able to investigate the financial dealings and all these other things. Congress is the only one. That can do that along with a few attorney generals, depending on their jurisdiction, right? And so, you know, I think that we need to continue to see where the court cases go We are we being the house is winning a lot of these court cases, and I think it's important that we get all the information. Because let's say that we just skip ahead.”
2019-08-05 · Decoder with Nilay Patel · Recode Decode: Rep. Lauren Underwood · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT