Press Releases
"The President's speech was utterly disconnected from the cruel reality of his conduct.
"The President speaks like a populist, but he is selling working people down the river to Wall Street. He claims that he's making America safer, but he has jeopardized the security of our country and weakened our fight against terror with his Administration's dangerous, incompetent and unconstitutional actions.
"Thank you very much, Jeff [Ballou]. Thank you and congratulations to you for your election as President of the historic National Press Club. Thank you, Jonathan [Salant], for arranging all of this.
"President Trump's budget blueprint is a prescription for America's decline. Ransacking America's investments in jobs and working families will make our nation weaker, not stronger. A $54 billion cut will do far-reaching and long-lasting damage to our ability to meet the needs of the American people and win the jobs of the future.
"The President is surrendering America's leadership in innovation, education, science and clean energy. President Trump has decided to put Wall Street First while abandoning working families.
Below is a full transcript of the address:
"Hello. I'm California Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus.
"I am proud to share my family's story because it is an American story. I am the daughter of immigrants. My parents came here from Mexico.
"Like so many immigrants, my parents came to this country and worked hard every day to provide for me, my six brothers and sisters.
"The Trump White House has been caught trying to pressure the FBI into undermining a vital national security investigation into the explosive ties between senior Trump officials and Russian intelligence agents, an action which is in violation of Department of Justice rules and which may also be illegal.
"Political interference in the integrity of an FBI investigation into the conduct of White House officials is a grave abuse of power. The rule of law depends on the FBI's complete independence, free from political pressure from the targets of its investigations.