Kansas Democratic Senator-elect Adam Hamilton has warned his party against spending the next two years investigating President Donald Trump.
Appearing on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, Hamilton, who flipped the deep red state of Kansas in last week’s midterm elections, said he would be “deeply disappointed” if his first two years in the Senate were dominated by investigations into the Trump administration.
He instead argued that lawmakers should instead focus on lowering the cost of living for ordinary Americans.
“The bigger priority for me, and I think for most people in America, especially people living paycheck to paycheck, is ‘please help us with the cost of living,’” Hamilton said.
Hamilton addedthat the incoming Democratic-controlled Congress should prioritize ending the war with Iran and reversing Trump’s tariff policies.
“If I spent the next two years, my first two years in the Senate, in investigations, I’d be deeply disappointed,” he continued.
“I want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping the people across the country.”
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Adam Hamilton:
If I spent the next two years, my first two years in the Senate, in investigations, I’d be deeply disappointed.
I want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping people across the country.
Yes, let’s get guardrails put in place so that we don’t… pic.twitter.com/RE0VyrNOkG
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His remarks come as Democrats prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress following their sweeping midterm victories.
Several prominent Democrats have already made clear that they will begin their lawfare campaign on day one of the next Congress.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer declared Wednesday that Democrats would launch investigations and pursue legal action at the earliest possible opportunity.
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Robert Garcia, has told the administration to “lawyer up.”
‘LAWYER UP’: Jubilant Dems Warn Lawfare Campaign Will Begin the Moment They Take Office
Hamilton, however, warned that Democrats risk squandering their electoral gains if they fail to focus on what really matters.
“Let’s focus on helping the American people,” he said.
“And I’ll tell you, the Democrats, if they don’t, if we don’t figure that out and get to work on helping people, this is going to be a one and done, kind of, you know, kind of blue wave.”
Ben Kew is a writer and editor. Originally from the UK, he moved to the U.S. to cover Congress for Breitbart News and has since gone on to editorial roles at Human Events, Townhall Media, and Americano Media. He has also written for The Epoch Times, The Western Journal, and The Spectator.
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