Political Quotes

“Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Boxer amendment to the resolution be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the Boxer amendment to the preamble be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to; a title amendment which is at the desk be agreed to; and the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to the resolution be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3321) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause) In paragraph (1) of the resolving clause, strike ``Guinea, and calls for an immediate cessation of violence, including gender-based violence and targeted killings by security forces'' and insert ``Guinea''. Strike paragraphs (2) through (5) of the resolving clause and insert the following: (2) urges the prosecution, by the appropriate authorities, of those responsible for orchestrating or carrying out the violence in Guinea; (3) urges the President, in coordination with leaders from the European Union and the African Union, to continue to consider punitive measures that could be taken against senior officials in Guinea found to be complicit in the violence, and in particular, the atrocities perpetrated against women and other gross human rights violations; (4) encourages the President to remain actively engaged in the political situation in Guinea, and to continue to convey that the blatant abuse of wo…”