09/17/2019
https://congress.gov...
"I did not listen to Gary Ackerman, I went along with it, and the President, it was after 9/11."
"Maliki's actions have been widely interpreted as part of a brazen effort to consolidate his power by weakening Sunni politicians whom he considers to be threats."
"the situation on the ground has, in my view, degenerated significant, in no small part due to a sectarian political crisis which has been triggered by the actions of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Mali..."
"We need to do everything humanly possible to take care of those people, and make sure that they have the best quality of lives."