Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of Congresswoman Meng's legislation. Including language that protects cemeteries is consequential as every culture and faith hold final resting places as sacred ground. Just two months ago in March vandals broke into a Jewish cemetery in Hungary. The vandals spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic messages on the Jewish tombstones to show their hatred. This is a stark reminder of the travesties against personal freedoms abroad. These incidents are not isolated and often coincide with other violations against religious freedom. Desecrating the cemetery of another religious or ethnic group is a very defiant way to express hatred and inflict pain. The religious or ethnic groups that care for the cemeteries are having their religious rights trampled on. These prejudice acts are especially devastating when tolerated or encouraged by the local or national government. The final resting place for the deceased deserve the respect of all regardless of personal beliefs or religion and deserve to be added to the list of violations to the International Religious Freedom Act. I want to thank Congresswoman Meng for authoring this legislation and bringing this issue to Congress' attention. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4028, as amended.…”