Political Quotes

“I want to begin by thanking a number of my colleagues who have contributed so much to bringing us to this point on S.J. Res. 54. I have been very pleased and honored to work with them in cosponsoring these measures in the past--most recently in March and now today--to end all U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen that is killing innocent civilians and murdering children and committing, arguably, war crimes. The United States should have no complicity in these actions that betray our values and our national interest, so this resolution would direct the removal of all U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities. There are many to thank--Senators Sanders and Lee, Senator Menendez, and my colleague from Connecticut, Senator Murphy--but I want to thank some people who have not been mentioned during this proceeding Before Yemen and before the killing of Khashoggi--that is, before the civil war in Yemen and the Saudi involvement in it and before the brutal, heinous killing of the American journalist Jamal Khashoggi-- there was 9/11. The victims and loved ones of those victims are remembered by me. They are friends. They are heroes. They have fought relentlessly to hold the Government of Saudi Arabia accountable for its culpability--not yet proven in court, but they are seeking to hold the monarchy accountable for its possible involvement.…”