Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, reserving the right to object, although I do not intend to object, I am proud to be the sponsor of H. Res. 851, which expresses profound concern about the shameful and rampant corruption of President Maduro's government and the plight of the Venezuelan people. The Maduro regime's efforts to silence political opposition leaders, including by jailing Leopoldo Lopez and Daniel de Ceballos, are unconscionable. And just last week, the National Electoral Council announced an outrageously high barrier to the referendum on his government that millions of Venezuelans are demanding. His flagrant misconduct has brought a series of devastating crises to Venezuela. Families all across the country are starving. Their local store shelves are barren, many of them empty of both food and lifesaving medicine. And Maduro still refuses to listen to the will of his people. They are crying out for their voices to be heard and their rights respected, and we must ensure they are not crying out in vain. I am proud to cosponsor this legislation with my colleague, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen). I withdraw my reservation of objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reservation is withdrawn. Is there further objection to the request of the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen)? There was no objection. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res.…”