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Lisa McClain: “The Soviet Union promised equal, then delivered breadlines…”

Featuring: Lisa McClain, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 9th Congressional District

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House Leadership, Angel Families, and Law Enforcement Applaud Passage of Secure America Act

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And the government will tell you what to do, when to do it and how to do it. And scarcity is not some accidental side effect of the system. Scarcity is actually the result. The Soviet Union promised equal, then delivered breadlines. It promised security, then built a society of surveillance and fear. It promised liberation, then trapped millions of people behind an iron curtain. That's where that road to communism leads. Yet the radical left is selling the same lie in America today. (26:03–26:16)

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Asserts that the Soviet Union's promises of equality and security resulted in breadlines and surveillance.

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