Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for yielding and for calling this Special Order this evening. Special it is, indeed, as we welcome His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to Washington, D.C. Tomorrow, in a bipartisan way, House and Senate Democrats and Republicans will join in welcoming His Holiness. He is among one of the things we all agree on--his greatness and the honor he brings us with his visit. Madam Speaker, I completely associate myself with every word of Mr. McGovern's comments. He talked about our visit to Lhasa, to Tibet, and to other places in China. We called him Mr. McGovern's spiritual leader of our visit. As the co-chair of the Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives, he truly believes, as His Holiness says and as I heard him say today, that we are all God's children, and that is how we have to treat each other. In listening to our colleagues of the previous Special Order, who were members of the Congressional Black Caucus, who discussed various issues of justice--social justice, health justice, and the rest--and who talked about Orlando, it focuses on how special His Holiness' visit is. In coming the day after the terrible massacre of many in the LGBT community, it is really something that should be a comfort to all of us. His Holiness' message of peace, of compassion, of respect for every person is a message of hope that is needed today, tomorrow, and the next day, which are the days His Holiness will be here, but it is needed as we go forward as well.…”