Political Quotes

“As one of its first acts, this White House decided to ban Muslims from entering the United States by issuing an executive order prohibiting the entry of nationals of certain Muslim- majority countries. The people this administration banned are not all the same. They represent a diverse array of countries and cultures, including Arab communities, Black communities, Southeast Asian communities, amongst so many others. All around our Nation, especially in Michigan's 13th District strong, we understand just how dangerous this administration's racist Muslim ban is for our families. The Muslim ban fuels anti-Muslim violence and discrimination. It promotes the dangerous myth that Muslims are inherently foreign, violent, and pose a threat to the United States. The Muslim ban also harms children. In the 2 years since it went into effect, countless families have been needlessly separated. People have been denied access to lifesaving medical treatments. Children have been denied their parents, access to their grandparents, and family members have missed births, deaths, weddings, and funerals for loved ones. I rise today to say that Muslims and Muslim Americans are our friends, our neighbors, and our family members--and, yes, they are also Members of Congress. This White House might not like that fact very much, because the racist Muslim ban represents the Federal Government's endorsement of an anti-Muslim discrimination culture.…”