WATCH: Tulsi Gabbard says value of public service is missed on many in Congress today
Heather Hamilton
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Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard said too many of those entering public service, particularly government, are in it for the wrong reasons.
“We have too many who are focused on serving themselves, serving their own selfish ambitions, and abusing those positions of power and responsibility,” Gabbard told Fox News’s Trey Gowdy.
Gabbard suggested “very practical changes” be made in Congress, allowing for a more even spread of power.
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“Take the power out of the hands of the less-than-six-people who really make the decisions in that body and actually empower every single member of Congress for the job that they’ve been hired to do,” Gabbard said, noting they were elected “to represent those who’ve sent them to Washington to be their voice and to be able to cast their vote based on their conscience and have a say in what bills come to the floor.”
Gabbard added that such changes would allow for more work in Washington, D.C., to be accomplished — rather than doing “whatever the party boss wants.”
She also noted that respect has to be at the center of social interactions, allowing people “to disagree without being disagreeable, find those areas of common ground, and move forward together.”
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“If we share that same objective and outcome of working for the best interest of the American people, for this country, for each other,” Gabbard said, “then that’s how we can make real progress and bring the civility back, respect back to our society.”