Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern), the chairman of the Rules Committee and co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 2037. I am very proud to be a cosponsor of this bill, and I want to commend the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Malinowski), my good friend and colleague, for his long commitment to human rights and his leadership on this issue. I also want to thank Chairman Engel for working to ensure that this bill came before the House for consideration. Mr. Speaker, it has been nearly 10 months since Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi dissident, journalist for The Washington Post, and former general manager and editor-in-chief of Al-Arab News Channel entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and was never, ever again seen. He was assassinated by agents of the Saudi Arabian Government. Despite having arrested some of its own security personnel for this crime, the Saudi Government continues to refuse to disclose the location of Khashoggi's remains.…”