Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, let me first thank Representatives Kildee, Bilirakis, and McGovern, our Speaker pro tempore, for their hard work on this measure. I was glad to join as an original cosponsor, as well. Sudan is at a critical moment, Mr. Speaker. Three months ago, when the Transitional Military Council, the TMC, seized power, one of my top concerns was when the reins will be turned over to civilian authorities. Despite the possibility of a breakthrough between the TMC and the Forces of Freedom and Change, the FFC, I remain concerned that Sudanese security forces intend to tighten their grip on power once again and even more. The sad fact is, for the overwhelming majority of its history since independence, Sudan has been ruled by military dictatorships. This group, the TMC, has shown the world who they really are, and it is not a pretty picture. On June 3, they turned on the peaceful prodemocracy movement, committing a brutal massacre at the movement's sit-in site. Following that atrocity, the TMC shut the internet down in a blatant attempt to slow the momentum of antigovernment protestors and kill the prodemocracy movement in its infancy. Now that internet access has slowly been restored, the world is getting its first glimpses of deeply disturbing images: Sudan's citizens being murdered, tortured, or raped in Khartoum and across the country last month.…”