Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. Walker for his leadership in our conference and his great representation of his district. It is an honor to be joining the gentleman tonight for this important time on the House floor. I come here to appeal to all my colleagues on both sides of the aisle, Republicans and Democrats, to reject the anti-Israel and anti- Semitic hatred that we are starting to see infiltrate American politics and even the Halls of Congress. It is important that we all come together, that we work together to not empower, not embrace, not associate with individuals and rhetoric and policy that promotes this anti-Israel and anti-Semitic hatred, but that we reject it. It was just a couple weeks ago that this Chamber came together nearly unanimously to reject white supremacy. What is taking so long for House Democratic leadership to schedule a vote on H. Res. 72 that I introduced with Congressman Budd, Congresswoman Stefanik, Congressman Walker as a cosponsor, and others as well? Why can't we come together as forcefully and urgently to reject that anti-Semitism and that anti- Israel hatred? We have House Democrats who have associated with, taken pictures with, embraced Louis Farrakhan. He said: ``So when they talk about Farrakhan, call me a hater, you do what they do, call me an anti- Semite. Stop it, I'm anti-termite.'' Louis Farrakhan said that last year.…”