Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the No BAN Act. This bill is being framed as a ``religious freedom'' initiative. I have fought for religious freedom throughout my career. I know what religious freedom means. This bill is not about religious freedom. It is about scoring cheap political points against President Trump. The President is granted broad authority to take quick action to limit the entry of foreign nationals into the United States. This is needed for a variety of reasons, including national security and public health. Whether it is addressing shortcomings in a certain country's vetting and information sharing or limiting the potential influx of coronavirus cases, we entrust the Executive Branch to keep America safe. President Trump's actions have been mislabeled as a ``Muslim Ban.'' But that is not the case. There is no religious test anywhere in the President's travel restrictions. North Korea, an essentially religious- less society, is one of the countries included. Myanmar, another country affected, is more than 80 percent Buddhist. Indonesia, which was not included in the covered travel restrictions, has the largest percentage of the world's Muslim population at over 12 percent. Rather than try to paint with a broad brush, we should look at the causes of these travel restrictions. Eritrea--Does not comply with the established identity-management and information-sharing criteria.…”