Gerry Connolly actually said...

I remain troubled as an American and as a Member of this body that we find ourselves apologists for a military coup that overthrew a free an...

I think it is very clear that the human rights abuses that have occurred in Egypt are, frankly, far more serious than the predecessor regime...

It is estimated that there are now more than 40,000 political prisoners, along with 22 journalists behind bars in Egypt.

I think being an apologist for this government and its methods is guaranteed to lead to a result we are going to really deeply regret.