New Congresswoman Vows to Advocate for the 'Meat and Potato Issues' Americans Care About

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🗓️ 4 February 2021

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Summary

Freshman Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, says she is committed to focusing on the “meat and potato issues that affect people's daily lives.” Van Duyne was the first female mayor of Irving, Texas, from 2011-2017. Now, she says, she'll draw on her experience in local government to listen to the needs and concerns of Americans and take action.

Van Duyne joins the "Problematic Women" podcast to share her personal journey to political office, why she is so committed to the pro-life movement, and how she intends to push back on the far-left agenda of progressive colleagues.

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, February 4th.
0:08.9	I'm Kate Trinco.
0:10.1	And I'm Virginia Allen.
0:11.9	Freshman Congresswoman Beth Vandine became involved in politics in her home state of Texas
0:17.9	years ago because she wanted to better her community.
0:21.8	Now as a member of Congress, Vandine says she's committed to continuing to listen to the
0:26.8	needs of the American people and pursue real solutions to the issues we face as a nation.
0:32.6	Vandine joins the podcast to discuss her key objectives as a new member of Congress.
0:37.8	And don't forget, if you're enjoying this podcast, please be sure to leave a review or
0:42.2	if I start reading an Apple podcast, and please encourage others to subscribe.
0:47.4	Now onto our top news.
0:57.6	Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, a new Republican Congresswoman from Georgia,
1:02.8	continues to be at the center of controversy.
1:06.0	House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced on Wednesday that there will be a House vote today
1:11.6	to remove Greene, who has come under fire for inflammatory statements from her committee positions.
1:18.7	Representative Brian Babin, Republican of Texas, proposed that Representative Ilhan Omar,
1:24.7	Democrat of Minnesota, be removed from the Foreign Affairs Committee, citing her past
1:30.0	controversial statements. Babin tweeted, if the Democrat majority wants to go down this road,
1:36.3	they should start by dealing with their own members who have been at this before and after
1:41.2	their election to Congress. Omar retorted in the statement, Republicans will do anything to
1:47.6	distract from the fact that they have not only allowed but elevated members of their own caucus
1:53.6	who encourage violence. Greene meanwhile tweeted out an interview she had done with Fox News
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