Emanuel Cleaver said "Thank you to Mr. Welch, who is a very conscientious Member of this body. We appreciate his sensitivity, as well as that of many others who probably will not be here on the floor. I will state again, because Congressman Welch has mentioned it, that is 800,000 people, 800,000 people killed, murdered in 100 days. 10,000 human beings killed every 24 hours in this world during our lifetime. So the Rwandans' ancient parable about God sleeping at night in Rwanda is only partially true. God could not sleep nor slumber with this kind of tragedy taking place anywhere in a world that He created for freedom and justice and peace and harmony. Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from the Fifth District of Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the whip of the Democratic Caucus. {time} 1800 (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)" @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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Thank you to Mr. Welch, who is a very conscientious Member of this body. We appreciate his sensitivity, as well as that of many others who probably will not be here on the floor. I will state again, because Congressman Welch has mentioned it, that is 800,000 people, 800,000 people killed, murdered in 100 days. 10,000 human beings killed every 24 hours in this world during our lifetime. So the Rwandans' ancient parable about God sleeping at night in Rwanda is only partially true. God could not sleep nor slumber with this kind of tragedy taking place anywhere in a world that He created for freedom and justice and peace and harmony. Mr. Speaker, I yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from the Fifth District of Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the whip of the Democratic Caucus. {time} 1800 (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

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Democratic · Missouri

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