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Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) calls for a thorough investigation into whether AIPAC should register as a foreign agent if Democrats regain control of Congress, following her viewing of Zeteo’s documentary 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence.' During an interview on Mehdi Unfiltered, Ramirez discusses her bill to block weapons sales to Israel and introduces the 'Reimaging Safety Act,' which aims to abolish ICE and Customs and Border Protection and replace the Department of Homeland Security with a new Department of Community Safety.

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Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) has called for Democrats to investigate whether AIPAC, a pro-Israel lobby group, should register as a foreign agent if they regain control of Congress. This call follows her viewing of Zeteo’s documentary 'Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence.' Ramirez believes that Democrats are poised to welcome what she describes as the most pro-peace and anti-AIPAC Congress ever. She also discussed her new bill, the 'Reimaging Safety Act,' which would abolish ICE and Customs and Border Protection, replacing the Department of Homeland Security with a new Department of Community Safety.

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After watching Zeteo’s new documentary, ‘Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence,’ which pulls back the curtain on the pro-Israel lobby, Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) says Democrats “should be doing everything in our power” if they regain control of Congress to investigate whether AIPAC should register as a foreign agent.

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2026-10-26 · Zeteo

This Congresswoman Says Democrats Should Do ‘Everything’ to Investigate AIPAC · assertive framing

AIPAC → watch → agent

In this special, live edition of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered,’ Ramirez discusses the growing support for her bill to block weapons to Israel, whether Gaza and AIPAC will be litmus tests in the 2028 Democratic presidential primaries, and how the lobbying group’s fading influence has forced it into operating “in the shadows.” asserted

influence → discuss → shadows

“We’re about to welcome the largest pro-peace, anti-AIPAC Congress asserted

We → welcome → Congress

,” Ramirez tells Mehdi, and warns, “We’re going to destroy their ability to continue to destroy our world. asserted

We → tell → world

During the interview, Ramirez also discusses her new bill to abolish ICE and Customs and Border Protection. asserted

Ramirez → discuss → ICE

The ‘Reimaging Safety Act’ would also replace the Department of Homeland Security with a new Department of Community Safety. asserted

Act → replace → Safety

“Getting rid of ICE is not enough because you have to get rid of the agency that is the poison that has made it possible,” Ramirez says. asserted

Ramirez → rid → agency

Paid subscribers can watch the full interview above, while free subscribers can watch a one-minute preview. asserted

subscribers → watch → preview

This Congresswoman Says Democrats Should Do ‘Everything’ to Investigate AIPAC

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