Political Quotes

“I rise today for the 16th time to beg the Trump administration to honor its word and restore funding for lifesaving food aid for starving children. This is Plumpy'Nut, an emergency paste that is used to treat malnourished children. Until recently, the United States shipped this product all across the world, saving lives, saving the lives of children suffering from malnutrition. This is important because it is the right thing to do, but it is also the smart thing to do for the United States. I want to read a quote from someone who I think understands that. "It is going to be a lot harder to recruit someone to anti-Americanism, anti-American terrorism, if the United States of America was the reason why they are even alive today." This quote, Mr. Speaker, is from our own Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, before he started working for President Trump. A couple of weeks ago, Secretary Rubio was in front of Congress. Under questioning from our colleagues Representative DeLauro, my colleague from Rhode Island, Gabe Amo, Senator Booker, and others, Secretary Rubio said again that he understood the importance of continuing to fund emergency food aid. Why isn't it being done? Why are there boxes and boxes of this product sitting in warehouses in the United States, waiting for funding to be restored when the Trump administration has said that they intend to do so?”