Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support H.R. 907, the U.S.-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015. As the Middle East has become more unstable and as ISIS continues to terrorize the people of Syria, Iraq, and its neighbors, Jordan remains resolute. While ISIS threatens its borders and terrorizes its people, Jordan has fought back. When Jordan Air Force pilot Captain al-Kasasbeh was brutally murdered--burned alive in a cage, Mr. Speaker--Jordan did not shrink; it did not retreat. Instead, it took even a more active role in airstrikes against the ISIS threat. The Syrian civil war and instability created by ISIS has placed a tremendous pressure on the country of Jordan. Jordan has absorbed 620,000 Syrian refugees during this crisis. Its healthcare and educational systems are under severe strain as a result. The United States has provided over $460 million in response, on top of the over $1 billion in bilateral foreign assistance Jordan received last year. In February, the U.S. and Jordanian Governments signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the intention to provide Jordan with $1 billion per year for the next 3 years. This agreement and this legislation seek to ensure that Jordan is able to defend itself in the wake of these severe threats.…”