Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend and colleague from the great State of Utah, Mr. Burgess Owens, who also happens to be a Floridian by birth. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to add my name to the many of my colleagues who are here today to stand in support of our friend, Enes Kanter Freedom. Enes has sacrificed his career and put his life on the line to pursue the noble and often dangerous path of fighting for human rights around the world. In a time when it is easy to go with the flow, often at the expense of those in lands far away, he has made the decision to stand up and speak out. As a result of his vocal opposition to the various human rights abuses happening around the world today, including the Chinese genocide of Muslim Uyghurs or the oppressive and often brutal regime in his homeland of Turkiye, he, as a human rights advocate, has had a bounty placed on his head of half a million dollars to anyone who will end his life to silence him from highlighting the atrocities that few dare to expose. Inspired by the United States' example of liberty and justice for all, Enes became an American citizen--he even changed his last name to ``Freedom''--and chose to stand up for what is right even at the expense that cost him so much. Enes embodies the American Dream and has repeatedly displayed the courage, grit, and work ethic necessary to change the world.…”