Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Representative from the District of Columbia, Ms. Norton, for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Royce for his continuing principled and focused leadership on issues that relate to foreign policy, that relate to human rights, and that relate to international law. I appreciate very much his leadership. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased that I was able to join with the majority leader, Mr. McCarthy, my friend, in sponsoring this resolution. It is an appropriate response to the terrible actions that were taken by security officers protecting Mr. Erdogan on his visit here. I rise in support of this resolution, which I am proud to have introduced along with the majority leader, Ranking Member Engel, and Chairman Royce. The assault on nonviolent demonstrators here in our Nation's Capital on May 16 by Turkish security personnel was an outrage. Our resolution makes it clear: the United States will not tolerate violence against peaceful protesters on our shores, and those responsible must face justice. Turkey remains a critical NATO ally, but I am, nevertheless, extremely concerned, Mr. Speaker, by the fact that this is the third such incident in recent years, marking a pattern of violence by Turkish security personnel in the United States--unacceptable. Senator John McCain--I won't quote him, but his response was very direct and very basic. He, too, said this was unacceptable behavior, and he even suggested that perhaps the Turkish Ambassador ought to leave.…”