Political Quotes

“I fear that people don't really appreciate what is going on in my hometown of Portland, Oregon, with the Federal interference, so let's put a face on it. Christopher J. David, a 53-year-old Navy veteran, graduate of the Naval Academy, college wrestler, was concerned about the Pinochet-type behavior of Federal officials in our community--uninvited, unwelcomed, and unprepared. He felt that their actions as Federal agents was in violation of their oath to support, uphold, and defend the Constitution, which our new colleague just accepted. When he asked officers how they justified what they were doing with their oath of office, he didn't get an answer; he got pepper sprayed. He was beaten. His hand was broken. He is facing surgery to install pins, screws, and plates. This is the face of the Trump administration's unprecedented interference in our community, taking a difficult situation and making it worse. Madam Speaker, I hope my colleagues will take a hard look at what is going on here, because the Trump administration is trying to overshadow its other failures with tactics like this. There is more on the horizon. ____________________”