Political Quotes

“I rise today, for the 38th time, to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for starving children around the world. It has been 8 months since the Trump administration put a stop-work order in place. As a result, there are thousands of boxes of lifesaving aid meant to save the lives of starving children sitting in warehouses in Rhode Island and Georgia instead of getting to the kids who need them. Mr. Speaker, this week, we are voting on the annual Defense bill. I just want to point out that this is a national security issue because when starvation and famine are permitted to progress unimpeded around the world, it yields terrorism, increased violence, and extremism that is a risk to our own Nation's defense. When we step back, our adversaries, like China, step in to save the day in the developing world. That is bad for the United States and for democracies all across the globe. Mr. Speaker, I call on the Trump administration, once again: Restore lifesaving food aid for children.”