Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I think it is really important to understand the International Criminal Court right now is investigating right now an active case against what is happening in Sudan. Are we saying we are not caring? I completely agree. Any country--Iran, China, Russia--any country that has an active investigation or has arrest warrants for their leadership in the International Criminal Court system and these international systems that are in place was to prevent and, again, protect the interests of the American people. All of us support upholding international law because it protects our country, but it protects the rule of law in making sure that war crimes are not being committed. Mr. Chair, I really urge my colleagues to understand we need to be consistent here. If you are going to say we are going to go after universities--because I know what this is really about. Is this really about China and Russia and protecting our interests, or is this really about trying to not protect certain people for speaking up in regard to what is happening in Gaza? The attack on higher education right now and freedom of speech is incredibly dangerous. The right to dissent in our country, the freedom of speech, First Amendment--you do not have to agree. I was on my campus when I didn't agree with what people said about immigrants and what people said about other countries. I understood the American value of people having their rights and their First Amendment right to speak up.…”