Discover video-sourced quotes by politicians

Carl Marlinga: “Congress has a duty to restore the rights that were once…”

Featuring: Carl Marlinga, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Michigan, District 10

One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race

Published November 1, 2022 | Video Starts at 11:43

That is so morally wrong, it just doesn't make sense. And so I am pro choice and I'm backing Proposal three, which is the reproductive freedom for all. And I think that Congress has a duty to restore the rights that were once enshrined in Roe versus Wade. in national in a law that would apply nationwide. But until we get there, I think we all have to get behind Proposal three in this election cycle. (11:43–11:50)

CLAIM

Asserts that Congress should restore rights previously protected by Roe v. Wade.

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.

Discover more from

Carl Marlinga

“Set up advanced units for care of the victims of sexual assault in children, created special units for elder abuse.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 00:36-00:50
“Setting up the mental health court, which is a way to take people who come into the system with emotional problems.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 00:58-01:07
“Working with the University of Michigan Law School to identify and free people who were wrongfully accused and convicted.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 01:31-01:38
“We broke the 200 year plus tradition of the peaceful transition of government in democracy without violence.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 02:08-02:18
“We can start to transition our economy to the new green technologies that the world is waiting for.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 03:50-03:57
“OPEC countries know that there is a serious chance that we can divest ourselves entirely from the need for oil and gas.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 04:16-04:26
“We have the added benefit of cleaning up our planet's air and water.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 05:28-05:34
“If we produce those [renewable energy products] here, we'll have factories producing them. We will have a high employment economy.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 05:45-05:53
“Instead of defunding the police, we have to fund the police.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 06:56-07:00
“As a circuit court judge, I headed up the mental health court to identify those who did not have to be in prison.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 07:11-07:28
“Every one of our graduates who graduated did not come back and commit another crime.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 07:27-07:32
“We save our prison system for the worst of the worst, for the most violent.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 07:53-07:59
“We empty the prison system from the nonviolent drug offenders, from all of those suffering from emotional and mental health problems.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 07:58-08:06
“We can reduce the total cost of our prison by making sure that we keep the prisons only for those who are serious threats to us.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 08:06-08:15
“We reduce the crime rate when we take everybody else, or if we offer them enough help at treatment courts.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 08:15-08:22
“Dangerous felons should not have guns.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 09:05-09:10
“We should have universal background checks to make sure that people with felony records do not have guns.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 09:10-09:19
“We have to have the red flag laws to allow there to be a due process hearing.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 09:29-09:34
“There is no reason why the minimum age to purchase a gun should not be lifted from 18 to 21.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 09:45-09:53
“There is no reason why weapons of war like [semi-automatic weapons with bump stocks] should be in the hands of ordinary people.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 10:14-10:22
“Congress does have a duty to legislate in this area and make sure that those [semi-automatic weapons] are not sold in interstate commerce.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 10:39-10:47
“I'm pro choice and my opponent isn't.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 10:59-11:03
“My opponent...would not even allow an abortion in the case of a victim of rape or incest.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 11:01-11:15
“We right now have a system of combined sewer overflow systems where drain water and sewage come into the same facility.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 13:11-13:20
“In heavy rain events, partially treated sewage is dumped into our lakes.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 13:36-13:42
“The only way to make sure that this doesn't happen is to separate [sewer and drain systems].”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 13:41-13:45
“We would have a magnificently effective public works project that would provide a lot of jobs as well as cleaning up the environment.”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 14:26-14:36
“There is no reason why Republicans and Democrats can't work on [ensuring clean drinking water, lakes, and air].”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 15:00-15:06
“It's a human value to get up in the morning, to breathe fresh, clean air, to be able to go swimming at the beaches without worrying about E…”
One-on-one with Democrat Carl Marlinga on Michigan's 10th Congressional District race | Uploaded November 1, 2022 | 15:23-15:33