Joe Crowley: “I have lost faith in this Republican controlled Congress. The Congress is no longer about doing what is right for our…”

“I have lost faith in this Republican controlled Congress. The Congress is no longer about doing what is right for our country. My colleagues on the other side of the aisle care more about giving the President what he wants than what is in the best interests of the people we are here to represent. And in case my friends don't read, the country does not have a very high opinion of this Congress and the rest of our government. This Congress granted an excessive amount of executive power to the President to wage his war on terror with no oversight. That excessive power brought us to our present day problems and this President is unwilling to fix these problems or even admit they exist. We must reclaim our Constitutional authority and bring America back to the moral high ground. Regardless of how we feel about detainees, we must treat them humanely and in accordance with our rule of law and the Geneva Conventions. The example set by the United States is the example given to our own soldiers in the field. These terrorists are vicious murderers, I know firsthand because they killed my cousin on 9/11, but my values as an American are what keeps those hatreds in check. I find it amazing that the man who campaigned on bringing values back to the Oval office has led the perception of our nation to an all time low. Torture and harsh interrogation techniques are not my values and are not those of the American people.”