Political Quotes

“I thank the chairwoman from California for her time and her leadership on this issue. Mr. Speaker, I think that Congress understands at this point that Venezuela is in crisis; that its people are in crisis under the evil fist of a tyrannical dictator who has stayed in power through fraudulent elections. That is why the United States recognized Juan Guaido as interim President in a bipartisan fashion, from President Trump and leaders in the Senate, to leaders in the House, including our Speaker, Nancy Pelosi. And that is why we have come together in a bipartisan fashion to file and pursue the passage of the Venezuela TPS Act. It was cointroduced with bipartisanship in its heart with Congressman Diaz-Balart, who has joined me here today to try to get the job done and to get everybody together. We have been joined by such amazing leaders like Congresswoman Shalala--who we will hear from in a second--who helped on the Rules Committee; or with the help of Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who helped to work with leadership; and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, a Congresswoman who helped us guide it through the Judiciary Committee, along with Congresswoman Lofgren as well. The administration has said positive statements about this. Just this past week, Secretary Pompeo said that this could happen. And we had Vice President Pence in Florida saying that we need to act to help the Venezuelan people. So I think we are going to have a second chance.…”