Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Again, I thank Congressman Joe Wilson, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia for his work on this resolution. It is important to recognize that the U.S. is joining the whole international community, again, at a time of need. It is in our self- interest to move in this respect, too. There are countless aftereffects as well as aftershocks that will come about as a result of this earthquake. We are going to see time and time again swift action and humanitarian action. Action for support will really come back in a very cost effective and humanitarian way to provide dividends moving forward in the future. That being said, too, our NATO ally, Turkiye, is suffering a great deal. We want to demonstrate not just through NATO and other alliances that we are there for the Turkish people as well who have often come to our aid in areas of critical security needs. The people of Turkiye and Syria have suffered tremendously as a result of these earthquakes and thousands of the aftershocks. I support this resolution to signal globally that the United States stands with the people of Turkiye and Syria and the United States will continue to support any and all humanitarian efforts to bring aid and assistance to the victims of these disasters. I hope, Mr. Speaker, that all our colleagues join together in this bipartisan effort to support this important resolution. Mr.…”