Jim Himes said "The House is scared today. You hear it in the voices of my colleagues, and you hear it because the American people are scared as they come to learn the capabilities of these evil psychopaths at ISIS. But, Mr. Speaker, this House, when we are scared, we do dumb things. We spend time forcing the cafeteria to rename french fries freedom fries. We invade Iraq because we are angry at what comes out of the Middle East. Mr. Speaker, on May 13, 1939, the transatlantic liner, the St. Louis, sailed from Germany with almost 1,000 souls aboard, all Jews seeking to flee the murderous wrath of Adolf Hitler. This ship went to Cuba with the idea that it would come to the United States, but it was denied entry into the United States. The refugees were reported to be Communists and anarchists, and we were scared of them--Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler. The ship was turned back. Nearly a quarter of the 1,000 souls lost their lives in Hitler's Holocaust. It was not a good moment for the United States. It is a moral stain on our history. So let's keep our people safe. We are the greatest country in the world. We can do that while not trading our moral values. Mr. Speaker, we are exceptional because we are good and because we are moral. Let's not lose the moral part of that equation. ___________________

On the recordNovember 18, 2015

The House is scared today. You hear it in the voices of my colleagues, and you hear it because the American people are scared as they come to learn the capabilities of these evil psychopaths at ISIS. But, Mr. Speaker, this House, when we are scared, we do dumb things. We spend time forcing the cafeteria to rename french fries freedom fries. We invade Iraq because we are angry at what comes out of the Middle East. Mr. Speaker, on May 13, 1939, the transatlantic liner, the St. Louis, sailed from Germany with almost 1,000 souls aboard, all Jews seeking to flee the murderous wrath of Adolf Hitler. This ship went to Cuba with the idea that it would come to the United States, but it was denied entry into the United States. The refugees were reported to be Communists and anarchists, and we were scared of them--Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler. The ship was turned back. Nearly a quarter of the 1,000 souls lost their lives in Hitler's Holocaust. It was not a good moment for the United States. It is a moral stain on our history. So let's keep our people safe. We are the greatest country in the world. We can do that while not trading our moral values. Mr. Speaker, we are exceptional because we are good and because we are moral. Let's not lose the moral part of that equation. ____________________

Said by

Jim Himes

Democratic · Connecticut

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Nov 18, 2015