Political Quotes

the right to asylum is fundamentally under threat in the United States, which is a sad thing to say, given this Nation's history.

Because it ignores the fundamental reality that our country has been made stronger, more vibrant, more dynamic, more powerful because of the arrival of immigrants, and refugees, and asylum seekers.

Congress certainly has the authority to do that and I think that's one of the key issues for this Committee and the Congress to consider.

Just a few weeks ago we heard from Ukrainian Prosecutor General Kostin about the horrors being carried out in his country by Russian forces.