Rep. Markwayne Mullin Appeals for Bipartisanship in Speech on House Floor
Freshman Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, appealed for bipartisanship Monday in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House.
Mullin won his seat last fall in Oklahoma’s 2nd District, which is overwhelmingly Democratic by registration. He replaced the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation, Rep. Dan Boren, who retired.
Here is Mullin’s speech:
“Mr. Speaker, I come before you today not as a Republican or a Democrat but an American committed to the U.S. Constitution. I regularly hear from constituents – regardless of party affiliation – who are fed up with the partisan fighting.
We pledge allegiance to the United States of America, not our political parties.
In President George Washington’s Farewell Address, he said, “With slight shades of difference, you have the same religion, manners, habits, and political principles. You have in a common cause fought and triumphed together. The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts of common dangers, sufferings, and successes.”
Washington was right. We are all united by common bonds – although we have our differences, we are more alike than we are different.
In his Address, Washington was not speaking to one party alone, but to all people of the young Republic. If we don’t start putting the country first and partisanship last, we are going to ruin the country our fathers founded.
It is no secret that we are facing difficult decisions, but I am committed to working with any member regardless of party to roll up our sleeves and get to work.”
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Thank you Markwayne that was a wonderful speech I just hope the stubborn old timers listen. We have to let the party go and save the country
Sadly, today we are not more alike than different, or at least I hope the Republican Party is much different from the Democrats. I am sick of spending, sick of entitlement programs, sick of the government wanting to increase taxes, sick of killing babies in the womb, sick of wanting to legalize gay marriages. If you think the Republican party is so much like the Democratic party you are sadly mistaken. I know we should work together but we CANNOT compromise our values. I hope we do not see you doing that in DC. Great speeches are a dime a dozen as we have seen, let us fight for what is right for the American People.
Would you please stop lying and tell people where you really live? Enough is enough. You live in Coweta. You lied enough to get the election and won. Just stop it. You are from District 1. Your kids go to Broken Arrow School District. It is nauseating. You can only get away with so much with your little big boy jacket, your plumber have “no idea what I’m doing here” bewildered look in your eye and Karl Ahlgren, formerly of AH Strategies, who writes all your speeches, before the masses (the ones who voted for you because they believed your retoric that you could actually vote on the regulations — becuase you never told them you had to reclude yourself from voting on them because you are primary shareholder in your own business — still haven’t come clean on that yet, have you?) suddenly realize — hey, we elected a plumber who really does have no idea what he is doing here. And — he is not even from our district. Get with it and come clean. (No, that was not a plumbers joke.)
Mr Mark, I’m proud of your speech and I’m proud to be an American. I want to protect our freedom, the second amendment, our political parties and the fact that the world is a changin fast from my Okie tongue. Protect the Seniors, Veterans, Widows, Police,Fireman and Pastors. Keep the Faith Mark.. we are praying for you…..