At a 9/11 rally in Louisiana on Saturday, Sen. David Vitter compared President Obama’s domestic policies to the threat of terrorism, and charged that those same policies are “killing Americans.”
Vitter first criticized Obama’s foreign policies, charging that they’ve left the country “less secure” from foreign attack. He went on, adding that, “as grave as these threats from outside our borders are, threats from inside our borders - bad policy, economic policy, threats to our fundamental freedoms - are just as grave.”
From there, Vitter cited a familiar litany of conservative complaints about Democratic policies, from stimulus to health care reform, to the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. Those he described as “dangerous stuff.”
“It’s killing Americans who are out of work, record numbers,” Vitter said. “And it’s even more dangerous because it isn’t just about those big issues — spending and debt and healthcare, as major and consequential as those issues are. Ultimately it’s about our freedoms.”
Vitter is up for re-election this year, and is facing a challenge from Democrat Rep. Charlie Melancon. You can see video of Vitter’s remarks below.
Brian Beutler
Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight, and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com.
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