Rep. Lynn Woolsey Vows Democrats Won't Roll Over to the GOP

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Progressive House Democrat Co-Chair Vows Democrats Won't Roll Over to the GOP
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/progressive-house-democra_b_783414.html

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA), co-chair of the Progressive House Caucus, talks with New American Media Political Analyst and Huffington Post Contributor Earl Ofari Hutchinson about the group's strategy in the new, Republican-controlled House. The interview was conducted by New America Media.

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LW: I totally disagreed with him (Gibbs). I've won office with 70 percent of the vote, and there is a large base of voters that are progressive. This is America, and they do have the right to express themselves. And criticism or not of us, we're not going to stop our criticism on policy issues we disagree with. In fact, in line with the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the House Pacific Asian Caucus, we will represent a good majority of the Democrats who remain in the House.

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So no compromise on the core issues

LW: Any idea that we're going to reach across the aisle and surrender our Democratic ideals on jobs, health care, education, and fighting for working people and not the wealthy is not going to happen. We're not going to compromise our votes to support programs just to appear that we're compromising. We're not going to start from the right of center and go further to the right. That's not what the nation needs.



Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He hosts nationally broadcast political affairs radio talk shows on Pacifica and KTYM Radio Los Angeles. Follow Earl Ofari Hutchinson on Twitter: http://twitter.com/earlhutchinson

[nosmokes]

1. yeah, well I won't be holding my breath.

I'd love to see it happen, but it'd be a first in a generation.

[still_one]

2. If the last two years are a reflection of the future, I won't hold my breath either. I am tired of

empty words

Unless I see action, the words mean nothing

[Raine]

4. Me either

not with the example of the last two years so fresh in my mind.

[WillParkinson]

3. Wait...

Don't you mean "won't roll over AGAIN"?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Lynn had better tell Obama...

Otherwise, this will go no place.

And that might not even do it either...

[Retrograde]

6. She's in the House; they've been more aggressive than the Senate

when it comes to sticking their ground. OK, that may not be saying much, but there are a lot of feisty women in the California delegation that I expect to not give up without a fight (and, to be fair, a few men).

[old mark]

7. It is refreshing to hear a Democrat who SOUNDS like a Democrat, and I hope

those who remain in Congress can influence the wimps in the White House to ACT like Democrats...would be a nice change.

mark

[European Socialist]

8. She was the one who was going to get us the Public Option.

[crikkett]

9. ...like they've done since 2006. n/t

[Javaman]

10. Okay, so let me get this straight...

when they have majority they roll over to the repukes, but when they don't have majority they WON'T roll over to the repukes?

sigh.

up is down, right is wrong and we have always been at war with eastasia.