Political Quotes

“I am prepared to close on my side. I yield myself such time as I may consume. As I have said, we need to use every tool available to combat terrorism and disrupt criminal networks around the world. It only makes sense to have more partners at the table in that effort. So bringing Taiwan back into INTERPOL as an observer just makes common sense. The more participants in INTERPOL, the more good the organization can do. We should do all we can to bring willing contributors off the sidelines. Again, Taiwan was a member and was thrown out when everyone recognized People's Republic of China. There is room for both. There should be both. I again want to commend my friend, Mr. Salmon, who is largely responsible for this, and our chairman, Mr. Royce, who I think has more people from Taiwan in his district than virtually any other district in the country. So he knows quite a bit about Taiwan and quite a bit about what should be done. It is something that we are all saying the same thing. It makes sense for Taiwan. It makes sense for the United States. It makes sense for INTERPOL. I encourage my colleagues to support this measure. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Royce) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1853. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore.…”