Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, first of all, I want to thank Ms. Meng and Mr. Zeldin for authoring this important bipartisan measure. We are facing a devastating refugee crisis around the world right now. Over 25 million people are currently refugees having fled from violence, conflict, and crisis. Many of these people are now living in refugee camps. And let me be clear, we need a foreign policy that addresses the root causes of this crisis. So I am pleased we just considered my Global Fragility bill, which works to prevent the kind of conflict and instability that leads to these refugee crises. The United States also needs to open its doors to more of these families who have fled violence in search of a better life. America should be leading the world to help in relocating these displaced people, so they can find new homes and start anew. And we need to make sure that when people are living in refugee camps, they are cared for and treated with dignity. Sadly, far too many women and girls in these camps face danger right now. Bathrooms and shower facilities have often become dangerous places with predators taking advantage of poor lighting to stage attacks. After facing the trauma of being driven from their homes, women and girls in refugee camps should not have to worry about being sexually assaulted, period. We need to do what we can to make sure that refugee camps have safe, accessible sanitation facilities for everyone.…”