Dem Rep. Debbie Dingell Slams Democrats’ Identity Politics

[excerpt MELVIN You told ░░░░░░░░ Capehart of The Washington ░░░░░░░░ you talked about your ░░░░░░░░ in the party And ░░░░░░░░ said something that really ░░░░░░░░ my attention You said ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ I belong I ve ░░░░░░░░ that I sometimes feel ░░░░░░░░ I have no home ░░░░░░░░ here in the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Why is that congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ do you feel like ░░░░░░░░ have no place in ░░░░░░░░ caucus anymore DINGELL I ░░░░░░░░ t quite I was ░░░░░░░░ a question in the ░░░░░░░░ that it was set ░░░░░░░░ I m not a ░░░░░░░░ Democrat Nobody listened to ░░░░░░░░ in the last election ░░░░░░░░ I told them they ░░░░░░░░ t talking about the ░░░░░░░░ that really mattered in ░░░░░░░░ Midwest And I have ░░░░░░░░ talking about the issues ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth ░░░░░░░░ been talking about for ░░░░░░░░ long time I ve ░░░░░░░░ been talking about some ░░░░░░░░ them longer than they ░░░░░░░░ Trade I believe that ░░░░░░░░ Trump won the election ░░░░░░░░ of trade issues We ░░░░░░░░ afraid to talk about ░░░░░░░░ But we ve got ░░░░░░░░ get our acts together ░░░░░░░░ are too many people ░░░░░░░░ ve become this identity ░░░░░░░░ the women s caucus ░░░░░░░░ black caucus Hispanic caucus ░░░░░░░░ ve lost the sense ░░░░░░░░ we that our strength ░░░░░░░░ in community and that ░░░░░░░░ a community of all ░░░░░░░░ us Sometimes I don ░░░░░░░░ feel like I belong ░░░░░░░░ any of the little ░░░░░░░░ caucuses but I am ░░░░░░░░ proud Democrat who was ░░░░░░░░ here to represent the ░░░░░░░░ men and women of ░░░░░░░░ district and that s ░░░░░░░░ I m supposed to ░░░░░░░░ a voice for MELVIN ░░░░░░░░ you thought about becoming ░░░░░░░░ Republican DINGELL Hey I ░░░░░░░░ one a long time ░░░░░░░░ before I married John ░░░░░░░░ The fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is I m going ░░░░░░░░ be who I am ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ for the issues that ░░░░░░░░ think matter to the ░░░░░░░░ of my district I ░░░░░░░░ we need to start ░░░░░░░░ together more I think ░░░░░░░░ American people are tired ░░░░░░░░ the partisan bickering and ░░░░░░░░ re tired of us ░░░░░░░░ getting anything done They ░░░░░░░░ to see us work ░░░░░░░░ so that we will ░░░░░░░░ solving the problems that ░░░░░░░░ nation is facing and ░░░░░░░░ s what I m ░░░░░░░░ to doing.”