Political Quotes

“This amendment should not be viewed as any criticism of the merits of the Fulbright Program. I don't have any. But we are talking about prioritization. The INCLE program has been cut by $36 million. {time} 1530 We are in the throes of a catastrophic opioid epidemic in this country, and Mexico is suffering from untold violence. The headlines tell the story: ``Mexico's bloody drug war is killing more people than ever.'' LA Times, July 22, 2017. ``26 people killed in northern Mexico gunfight as drug cartel violence continues to rise.'' LA Times, July 5, 2017. ``Mexico City has mostly been spared from grisly drug violence. Now that may be changing.'' The Washington Post, July 26, 2017. ``U.S. warns of rise in drug cartel violence in Chihuahua.'' El Paso Times, July 7, 2017. ``Acapulco is now Mexico's Murder Capital.'' The Washington Post, August 24, 2017. ``The Deadliest Assignment: Reporting in Mexico.'' CBS News, August 21, 2017. ``Gunmen Kill Prominent Mexican Journalist Who Covered Drug Cartel.'' The New York Times, May 15, 2017. ``Another journalist has been gunned down in Mexico--the eighth killed this year.'' LA Times, July 31, 2017. ``A Mexican reporter was in a program to protect journalists. He was still killed.'' LA Times, August 23, 2017. He was the 10th journalist killed this year. Then, there are the headlines in my district: ``Cambria County coroner again `sounding the alarm' as OD deaths accelerate.'' Johnstown Tribune Democrat, February 14, 2017.…”