Political Quotes

“I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding and for his leadership. What a busy time in the Committee on the Judiciary, bringing two bills to the floor today, with all the work that went into them under Chairman Nadler's leadership. Madam Speaker, here we are, under the gaze of our patriarch, George Washington, right there in this Chamber. Madam Speaker, 230 years ago, our patriarch, George Washington, who watches over us in this Chamber, famously wrote to the Hebrew Congregation of Newport, Rhode Island. In that letter, he made a promise that would be our Nation's guide for centuries to come. He wrote: All possess ``liberty of conscience. . . . It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights.'' He went on to say: ``For happily the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens.'' Today, by passing the NO BAN Act, the House is upholding that fundamental promise--``to bigotry no sanction''--by taking action to ensure that no President or administration can ever again abuse its authority by waging discrimination on the basis of religion.…”