Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, first and foremost, I want peace. I want a decisive victory over Hamas and an end to its hateful and destructive reign. I want Israel and Palestine to coexist safely, securely, and with prosperity for generations to come. It is difficult to talk about peace during wartime, but that is exactly what we must do. We cannot be distracted by disingenuous messaging bills that do nothing but grab headlines with no plan forward. As a person of faith, I have been taught not to hate, but I must admit that I have hated what I have seen in this Chamber recently. For as I hate anti-Semitism and Islamophobia and racism, as I despise homophobia and transphobia, as I reject and revile hatred and bigotry of any kind, I am also disgusted by the way those prejudices have been weaponized in our Chamber. We voted yesterday on yet another nonbinding messaging resolution denouncing anti-Semitism, H. Res. 894. To be clear, I have supported efforts to push back against anti- Semitism. That is why I am supporting Mr. Nadler's plan to combat anti- Semitism. It is why I am supporting Mr. Green's two-state solution resolution. It is why I signed on to Ms. Wasserman Schultz' letter regarding the safety of students on college campuses. Let's face facts. That was not what this resolution was about. This resolution offers no solutions. It does not seek to bring people together.…”