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Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (view source)
Revision as of 00:30, September 29, 2020
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Mucarsel-Powell was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterms]], defeating moderate [[RINO]] [[Carlos Curbelo]] by less than 2% of the votes cast<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/florida-house-district-26 Florida Election Results: 26th House District]</ref> after the latter pushed for liberal legislation,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/10/10/republican-rep-carlos-curbelo-introduces-gun-control-bill-for-bump-stocks/ Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo Introduces Gun Control Bill for Bump Stocks]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/05/16/never-trump-republicans-trying-force-daca-amnesty/ The List: Meet the ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Trying to Force a DACA Amnesty for Illegal Aliens]</ref> opposing [[Donald Trump]] to the point of mentioning [[impeachment]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/05/17/amid-anti-trump-hysteria-republican-lawmakers-scramble-to-be-1st-to-float-impeachment/ Republican Lawmaker Claims He Was First to Mention Impeachment]</ref> and refused support from the president. As Trump said following the defeat of many House Republicans then:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCoC6iRpIk Trump Scorns Curbelo, Other Losing GOP Candidates]</ref>
Mucarsel-Powell was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]] in the [[2018 Midterms]], defeating moderate [[RINO]] [[Carlos Curbelo]] by less than 2% of the votes cast<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/florida-house-district-26 Florida Election Results: 26th House District]</ref> after the latter pushed for liberal legislation,<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/10/10/republican-rep-carlos-curbelo-introduces-gun-control-bill-for-bump-stocks/ Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo Introduces Gun Control Bill for Bump Stocks]</ref><ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2018/05/16/never-trump-republicans-trying-force-daca-amnesty/ The List: Meet the ‘Never Trump’ Republicans Trying to Force a DACA Amnesty for Illegal Aliens]</ref> opposing [[Donald Trump]] to the point of mentioning [[impeachment]],<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2017/05/17/amid-anti-trump-hysteria-republican-lawmakers-scramble-to-be-1st-to-float-impeachment/ Republican Lawmaker Claims He Was First to Mention Impeachment]</ref> and refused support from the president. As Trump said following the defeat of many House Republicans then:<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTCoC6iRpIk Trump Scorns Curbelo, Other Losing GOP Candidates]</ref>
{{quotebox-float|...on the other hand, you had some that decided to 'let's stay away, let's stay away.' They did very poorly. I'm not sure that I should be happy or sad, but I feel just fine about it. Carlos Curbelo... [[Mike Coffman]]... too bad, Mike.}}
{{quotebox-float|...on the other hand, you had some that decided to 'let's stay away, let's stay away.' They did very poorly. I'm not sure that I should be happy or sad, but I feel just fine about it. Carlos Curbelo... [[Mike Coffman]]... too bad, Mike.}}
===Tenure===
Mucarsel-Powell backed and voted for the [[impeachment coup against Donald Trump]], claiming that Trump "presents a clear and present danger to our democracy"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ka7V83D_H7c Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell's statement on Impeachment Vote]</ref> amidst calls then to investigate [[Hunter Biden]] over corrupt [[Burisma]] ties. Mucarsel-Powell's husband Robert took $700,000 from a Ukrainian oligarch accused of ordering contract killings.<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.dailywire.com/news/husband-of-democrat-in-impeachment-hearings-took-700k-from-firms-tied-to-ukrainian-oligarch-accused-of-ordering-contract-killings-reports-say Husband Of Democrat In Impeachment Hearings Took $700K From Firms Tied To Ukrainian Oligarch ‘Accused Of Ordering Contract Killings’: Reports]
*[https://thefederalist.com/2019/12/16/ukrainian-oligarch-paid-700000-to-the-husband-of-a-house-judiciary-committee-democrat/ Ukrainian Oligarch Paid $700,000 To The Husband Of A House Judiciary Committee Democrat]</ref>
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