Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume for the purpose of closing. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Representative Meuser, for his very eloquent remarks and his bipartisan support and leadership on this issue for Ireland. I want to record and reflect upon the people lost during these tragic events marked by Bloody Sunday. They are John ``Jack'' Duddy, Patrick ``Paddy'' Doherty, Bernard ``Barney'' McGuigan, Hugh Gilmour, Kevin McElhinney, Michael Kelly, John Young, William Nash, Michael McDaid, James Wray, Gerald Donaghy, Gerard McKinney, William McKinney, and John Johnston. We need to remember and memorialize these people, young and old, who stood peacefully, and in defiance, in their support for their values. While many, rightfully so, have been commended for their work to bring peace to the island of Ireland, the victims of the Bloody Sunday massacre made the ultimate sacrifice, fighting against repression and demanding peace. To the victims of Bloody Sunday; all victims of The Troubles, including the disappeared; the families of the victims; and the people of Ireland and Northern Ireland, I say this directly to you: We, in Congress, remember. We, in Congress, stand with you. We, in Congress, know there is much more work still to be done. I introduced this resolution to demonstrate our solidarity with you, and I urge passage to signal that we will continue to fight for peace and stability on the island of Ireland.…”