Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, we have heard from a number of Members tonight. I think this is a day that we really have to reflect back and look at mixed messages. Back in 2009 at a NATO summit in Strasbourg, France, the President said: I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism. Yesterday, the President stood in front of the United Nations and said: Some may disagree, but I believe America is exceptional, in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow interest, but for the interest of all. I would just like to suggest to the President that ``integrity'' is defined by ``saying what you mean and meaning what you say.'' Taking a moment to express something that may or may not be the true core value of who you are or what you believe is not acceptable. What makes us truly exceptional as Americans is we are there every day in every way to those who we told we would be. The U.S. has the most sophisticated arms export control system in the world. It has commonly been called the gold standard. That term ``gold standard'' was used by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Yet this Arms Trade Treaty does nothing at all to improve our system. {time} 2000 We not only have laws on the export of arms; we actually enforce them.…”