Politics & Government
Michele Bachmann: Vince Flynn 'Educated America on the Threat of Islamic Jihad'
President Obama's response to Edward Snowden's national-security leaks are 'laughable,' Bachmann said.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) eulogized Minnesota author Vince Flynn on the House floor Thursday (see YouTube above on our desktop site or at YouTube.com):
"Vince educated America on the threat of Islamic jihad, and we will forever remember Vince Flynn's strength, courage and his faith. He had a life well lived."
Immigration Reform
Bachmann responded to the U.S. Senate's passage of the so-called "Gang of 8" immigration bill:
"The Senate’s amnesty legislation is symbolic of what’s wrong with Washington: A thousand-plus page bill, special backroom deals to buy votes and empty promises that won’t be fulfilled. It’s Obamacare all over again. Protecting America first must be our top priority, yet the Senate’s fake border security bill only ensures that we’ll throw billions of dollars at the border without any proof it will ever be secured. Have we learned nothing from 1986?
"Amnesty will hurt middle class jobs, wages and benefits and won’t address the danger of an open border. I am confident my colleagues in the House will see the Senate’s legislation for what it really is—amnesty now, border security never."
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Syria Uprising
Bachmann co-authored a bipartisan bill blocking United States aid or support to Syrian rebels without a joint resolution of Congress:
“Giving weapons to the Syrian opposition means, in all likelihood, that the United States will be arming and aiding extremist groups who seek to defeat us and our way of life. To make the American taxpayer pay to send arms to our enemies is madness. Rather than unilateral foreign policy decision-making from the White House, there needs to be careful debate by Congress, as is our constitutional responsibility, and a clear strategy that is in line with America’s national security interests before any involvement is considered.”
Obama 'Weak'
Bachmann criticized the Obama Administration's standing in the world in the wake of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks on Fox News (see second YouTube above on our desktop version or at YouTube.com):
"President Obama has us in a situation now where the United States is weak on the [international] stage. ... President Obama's actions on the world stage are laughable to the world's leaders. They're laughing at our expense."
Lawsuit, Same-Sex Marriage
Also last week, Bachmann settled a lawsuit with an Iowa home-school organization and spoke out at a press conference and with a statement about the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on same-sex marriage.
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann represents Minnesota's Sixth District, including St. Michael-Albertville. St. Michael Patch updates news about Bachmann and the district every week.
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