Political Quotes

“today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. We commemorate this day through International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Today, we remember the 6 million Jewish victims as well as millions of other victims persecuted by the Nazis, and we do this so that it is never repeated. I honor the victims, the survivors, and their families by combating anti-Semitism and preserving history for future generations. In 2023, the Simon Wiesenthal Center approached me about wrongdoing by the Swiss bank named Credit Suisse in its internal investigations into undisclosed information relating to the bank's Nazi ties. For decades, we have tried to track the Nazi confiscation of all kinds of Jewish valuables and cash, and we all know that the Nazis used Swiss banks to hide whatever was confiscated. I went to Senator Whitehouse, chairman of the Budget Committee. He and I issued the Budget Committee's first subpoena since 1991 to obtain a report that was developed by the investigation's independent ombudsman, Mr. Neil Barofsky. The report confirmed allegations and shed light on the breadth of Credit Suisse's servicing of Nazi wealth during and after World War II, along with their efforts to keep that wealth hidden. So it is very clear Credit Suisse's past leadership handled this matter terribly. They lied to Congress while smearing the reputation of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and also the reputation of Mr.…”