Political Quotes

“It is great to be here. I know it is at the end of the debate. First, let me thank Buck McKeon for doing a great job as the chairman, and I know as Adam will do, will recognize his years of service, and this is a great bill. Adam, thank you for your friendship and support. Part of this en bloc amendment is the Black Ribbon Day. I worked really closely with Congressman Engel to make sure that it was vetted and cleared. The basic premise is the country has to understand the importance of knowing the past to survive in the world of the present. Shimkus is ethnically Lithuanian. I deal with the Baltic issues and Eastern European causes, and the world has significantly changed, as I said earlier in this debate, about the threat from Russia. So the Black Ribbon Day recognizes the victims of communism and the Holocaust and the gulags and the deportation and the Russification. So when Vladimir Putin makes a claim protecting the Russian minority, it is because what they did post-World War II was they removed forcefully to Siberia ethnics and moved in Russians. The world is not a safer place today. It is important for us to remember the events of the past so we can defend the freedoms of the future. Mr. Chairman, thank you for including this in your en bloc amendment. To my friend Adam from Washington State, thank you for your support. I don't get a chance to talk about defense and NDAA. As you all know, I served in the military.…”