Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 77) opposing the decision to end certain United States efforts to prevent Turkish military operations against Syrian Kurdish forces in Northeast Syria. The Clerk read the title of the joint resolution. The text of the joint resolution is as follows: H.J. Res. 77 Whereas thousands of Syrian fighters, including Syrian Kurds, fought courageously with the United States against the brutality of ISIS throughout Syria, liberating nearly one- third of Syrian territory from ISIS' so-called ``caliphate.''; Whereas, on October 6, 2019, the White House announced ``Turkey will soon be moving forward with its long-planned operation into Northern Syria'' while the ``United States Armed Forces will not support or be involved in the operation, and United States forces . . . will no longer be in the immediate area.''; Whereas, on October 6, 2019, the White House announced ``Turkey will now be responsible for all ISIS fighters in the area captured over the past two years . . . .''; Whereas an October 10, 2019, White House statement said, ``This morning, Turkey, a NATO member, invaded Syria.…”