Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, reasonable men differ on issues reasonably, and I agree with the gentleman from Georgia that we need balance in this area. But I do not think he is striking the balance, and I must oppose strenuously this amendment, because I frankly think it guts this terrorism bill. If we enact the provisions that he is asking us to enact to strike from this bill those things he wants to strike in toto, the sum of that would be highly irresponsible. I particularly am concerned with a provision just mentioned, the exclusion of the denial of asylum for alien terrorists. The ability of the Secretary of State to name foreign organizations in the Federal registry as terrorist organizations is absolutely essential. Somebody has got to do that. We very strictly confine in this legislation who does it. But, by golly, we have to identify who they are and what the foreign terrorist organizations are, and then kick those people out and do not let them come in. We are talking now about asylum seekers.…”