Mark Takano: “I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) as well as the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for…”

“I thank the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) as well as the gentlewoman from Washington State (Ms. Jayapal) for hosting this important Special Order hour. Congressman Raskin and Congresswoman Jayapal are two of the newest members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and I want to express my gratitude for their leadership. Mr. Speaker, last week, President Trump issued an executive order that violated America's basic commitment to projecting hope and tolerance around the world. With a stroke of his pen, he turned his back on a humanitarian crisis and shut the door on desperate families fleeing unspeakable violence. It has taken just 2 weeks for this administration to undermine our moral authority and weaken our role in promoting peace and stability in a volatile world. In airports across the country, in streets of coastal cities and midwestern towns, in States that voted for Secretary Clinton and in States that voted for President Trump, the American people are expressing their outrage at the Muslim ban. Patriotic men and women are standing up for the compassionate, exceptional country we strive to be. Religious leaders are standing up to say: This is not who we are. Veterans are standing up to say: This is not what we fought for. There was a time when Republican leadership stood with them. These two tweets to my right are a memorial to a time when Vice President Pence and Speaker Ryan were prepared to publicly oppose policies they called un-American.…”