Political Quotes

“And still I rise as a Christian to say as-salamu alaykum, which means peace be upon you. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5665 addresses the age-old question: Am I my brother's and, I might add, sister's keeper? If the answer is yes, then what do we do about it when our brothers and our sisters are being victimized by Islamophobia--threatened, murdered, killed? Mr. Speaker, you can't be your brothers' or sisters' keeper without keeping your brothers and your sisters. H.R. 5665 addresses this by establishing an office to monitor and combat Islamophobia in the Department of State. H.R. 5665 does something such that we can be our brothers' and our sisters' keepers. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be a cosponsor of it, and I close with Allah hafiz. May God protect you. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.”