Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, political violence--this was election interference in the extreme. Just an hour, an hour and a half ago, in this very Chamber, the Prime Minister of Israel spoke with us. One of his comments was that there is no room for political violence in a democracy. I agree with him. I am so relieved that the Secret Service Director did resign. How do you comport the idea that it was reported that there was evidence of an Iranian plot against the life of Donald Trump, and then you let a teenager wander over that field for an hour and fly a drone overhead? It makes no sense that that could have happened. Of course, the only answer for the Director of the Secret Service was resignation. More than that, we as a body, we as a Congress, need to put together this task force to understand and get to the bottom of what occurred on July 13. It is our duty. {time} 1745 It is our duty. It is our duty for the sake of future leaders of this Nation. It is our duty for our children and grandchildren. We have to understand the circumstances that allowed the assassination attempt to occur and, of course, to ensure that it never happens again. I once again urge all my colleagues to support this critical legislation. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Smith of Nebraska). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr.…”