[Fed Papers] It’s an immigrant’s story, with a message every American should hear.As a native of Eastern Europe, Victoria Spartz has seen life under socialism up close and knows the damage it can do.
As a newly elected American congresswoman, she’s in a position to stop it from destroying the United States.
Spartz was the underdog winner of a race in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District to replace the retiring Rep. Susan Brooks.
"I grew up in a socialistic country," Spartz told co-host Ainsley Earhardt.
"I grew up in socialism. I saw what happens when it runs out of money, and it’s not pretty."
Born in 1978 in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, a member state of the former Soviet Union, she came to the United States in 2000 and became a citizen in 2006, according to the Indianapolis Star. Her personal past became part of her politics.
"I was born in a country that doesn’t exist anymore, for good reason," Spartz told the Star in an August interview. "Unfortunately, there are a lot of socialistic trends in our country, and it breaks my heart, because that’s not what makes our country the greatest in the world."
And in an interview Monday morning on Fox News’ "Fox & Friends," the Ukraine native explained why she got into politics in her adopted country.