Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Himes for having this Special Order, and I thank him for his passion. Mr. Speaker, I represent many of those people who protect us on Capitol Hill, members of the Capitol Police, the Metropolitan/ Washington D.C. Police force, the Arlington County Police, police who live in my northern Virginia district. January 6 was not some distant abstract event for my constituents. Democracy was on the line that day, but so were their lives, their bodies, their physical safety, and well-being. As events spiraled out of control on January 6, calls for help went out on police radios, and they were answered by men and women in uniform throughout the Metropolitan, Washington, Virginia, Maryland area, some of whom were off duty. Many were off duty. They chose to get dressed, jump in their cars, and race in to help us, to protect our Capitol, to protect all who work here. Hundreds of those officers still bear the wounds seen and unseen that will never heal. The January 6 pardons and commutations were some of the worst things that Donald Trump has ever done. With these pardons, Trump embraced lawlessness and violence. Trump pardoned the people who beat and tased my constituent, Officer Michael Fanone, who was tased repeatedly in the neck. He described it as being like torture, and it led him to have a heart attack at that very time. Trump pardoned the people who gave a brain injury to my constituent, Officer Jeffrey Smith, days before he died by suicide.…”