Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I want to first acknowledge an individual from my district, Dr. Sean Roberts. I grew up with Sean Roberts in Buffalo, New York. Sean is a professor now at George Washington University. He has studied the Uyghur people for over 30 years and recently released a book, entitled, ``The War on the Uyghurs: China's Internal Campaign Against a Muslim Minority.'' It is a book that has a depth of research about the atrocities against these people for a long, long time, and I want to commend him for his leadership. Madam Speaker, long before China endangered the global community with their lies and failures in response to the coronavirus, we knew of the threats they posed, but many ignored them. We can no longer allow them a free pass. Today, we are here to condemn yet another of China's Communist regime's crimes, the atrocious record on human rights, specifically, the persecution and forced labor of the Uyghur people. The actions of the Chinese Communist regime are appalling, a threat to freedom everywhere, and must be condemned in unwavering terms. It is our duty as the strongest beacon of freedom in the world to shine a light upon these atrocities, sanction those who condone it, and eradicate such evil. Freedom is not based on just the ideals you hold; rather, it is based on your ability to hold those ideals without fear.…”