Political Quotes

“the Republican leader has said that he is going to bring and, in fact, has brought to the floor the House-passed refugee bill, as he calls it. It is, of course, an immigration bill. Yesterday he said that the debate over the bill should be based on ``facts and common sense.'' I agree with that. The facts speak for themselves. Our enemy is clearly defined. ISIS is the defined organization. It is a terrorist organization that poses a threat to the United States, women, children, and families fleeing persecution. They are not the enemy; ISIS is the enemy. We should be focusing all of our efforts on defeating our real enemy, the brutal, evil ISIS. Yet the bill the Republican leader is bringing to the floor scapegoats refugees who are fleeing war and torture instead of creating real solutions to keep Americans safe. You don't have to take my word for it. The junior Senator from Arizona has said he will oppose the bill because it is ``intended to knock out all refugee entrants and I'm not there.'' So says the junior Senator from Arizona. National security experts from Democratic and Republican administrations have warned against advancing bills such as this. Former Secretary Gates is such a good person. I enjoyed working with him very much. Yesterday he said--in words much stronger than I am going to say right now--that the Republicans running for President don't understand the issue.…”