Political Quotes

“Before I begin today, I extend my best wishes to President Trump and Melania. Our thoughts and prayers are with them as they battle COVID-19. I also thank Tom Malinowski for the amazing discussions that we have had going forward on this resolution. He is an amazing person to work with, and I thank him--and everyone else--for their work. Mr. Speaker, I do rise today at a pivotal moment in our Nation's history and a moment of reckoning for our national discourse. The vitriol and anger spewing from both sides of the political aisle, echoing across the darkest corners and caverns of the internet has led to violence and hate, divisiveness and anger. It has all but extinguished the light of reasonable political discourse in this great country called by so many, a ``City on the Hill.'' But we cannot continue to be this beacon of hope that we have been for so long if we can't address the issues holding us back, the webs that have ensnared us and the mistrust that has invaded our politics. The resolution before us today is not a panacea but it asks us a question about our purpose here in this august body: Will we stand up and condemn a dangerous, dehumanizing and convoluted conspiracy theory that the FBI has assessed with high confidence as very likely to motivate some domestic extremist, wholly or in part, to engage in criminal or violent activity?…”