Political Quotes

“I grew up in a country that said Hispanic Americans could die for their country but not be buried in a public cemetery. I grew up in a community where Hispanic schoolchildren were punished for speaking their mother's native language on school grounds. I grew up in a neighborhood where a distinguished American veteran, a physician, was turned against and fought simply because he was Hispanic. Thank God, Mr. Speaker, those wrongs were righted years ago. That is exactly why tonight I will be not a part of harassing an Hispanic American who was duly elected to this Congress and the thousands of Hispanic Americans who duly voted for her. I must wonder, where are the philosophical conservatives tonight? Where are the Republicans who say we should limit the powers of government? Where are the Republicans who want to restrict the law enforcement powers of the ATF and the FBI? Where are the Republicans who say they believe in private property rights? Where are the Republicans who say they cherish our constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure by the Government? How can those who believe in limited government want to give Robert Dornan, a private citizen, the right to subpoena American citizens' private property? If anyone should be offended by Mr. Dornan's subpoena power, it should be true philosophical conservatives. Enough is enough. It is time to end the persecution of Hispanics now, right here in this House tonight.”