Political Quotes

“as a cosponsor of the Syrian Accountability Act, I am proud to rise in strong support of this legislation. It is a remedy for the absence of a consistent, clear, and strong policy towards Syria today. And while we pass this bill today, we are sending a strong signal by passing this bill that Syria will be treated like other state sponsors of terrorist organizations. Today, over in Iraq the Iraqi council, with the American administration support, buys electricity in a swap deal for energy and oil, inconsistent with both the principles and the values embedded in this policy. On the northern border of Iraq, we have opened up in dialogue with Syria a free trade zone, again inconsistent especially with the policy of this act and the values and the principles embedded here. It is my hope here we not only send a signal to Syria when it comes to being a state sponsor of terrorism but to the administration that we must have a consistent policy, not one that says as a state sponsor of terrorism that you have penalties but on the other side we will continue to do trade as it relates to electricity, continue to do trade as it relates to opening up a trade zone between Iraq and Syria. If we want to buy electricity, there are sources like Turkey, Jordan, countries that are partners with America.…”