Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for his leadership in bringing this important legislation to the floor. It really is representative of his lifetime of service to our country for liberty and justice for all, the term that our distinguished leader mentioned in his comments--liberty and justice for all. I want to spring from that and talk about e pluribus unum. When our Founders established that as a principle, as a guide, e pluribus unum, from many, one, they could never have imagined how many we would be or how different we would be from each other, but they knew we had to be one, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Madam Speaker, I thank the leader for framing it in that way, and I thank the chairman for bringing us together around this legislation put forth by Representative Grace Meng, a real champion in Congress, who has long led the charge against anti-AAPI bigotry, and all forms of bigotry and violence, and who sees this impact firsthand in her district in Queens. I have visited her there, seeing the beautiful diversity of her community, even diversity within the Asian-American community, as diverse as it is, and the trust that they place in her, well-placed. And I salute CAPAC chair, Judy Chu, an historic leader, who every day is ensuring that the AAPI community has a powerful voice and strong representation in the United States Congress.…”