Quotes from Tom Malinowski

I haven't met a single person, Republican or Democrat, who thinks it's just fine for members of Congress to sit on the boards of corporations we regulate, or for presidents to hide their tax returns.

The House Foreign Affairs Committee can and should become the principal institution in Washington exercising foreign policy oversight and serving as an alternative voice for America to the world. I hope to make a significant contribution in that effort.

It is an honor and privilege to serve as a member of the 116th Congress.

The chance to profit from corruption is why many authoritarian leaders seize and cling to power.

Protecting our democracy shouldn't be a partisan issue.

The United States has to be everything that China under dictatorship is not: well governed, intolerant of corruption, respectful of privacy, protective of truth-tellers and willing to help - rather than bully - the world.

Arresting opposition leaders and restricting civil society will not stop people from protesting, but it can create leaderless movements that leave no one with whom the government can mediate a peaceful way forward.

By the time I joined the Obama administration in 2014, it was widely expected that the president of the United States would raise human rights concerns in just about every meeting with a foreign leader, and meet with activists in countries he visited.

After leaving the Obama administration, I guess I got tired of pulling my hair out over Trump and the Republican Congress and thought I needed to do something practical about it.

Capping our SALT deduction was a deliberate attempt to punish states that value quality public services.

Anyone who is willing and able to put their life on the line to protect America should be honored, not punished.

Putin interfered in our election because he wanted an American president who sees the world as he does.

President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for NATO and his willingness to consider leaving it.

Words matter. Words can be a fire to the gasoline of disturbed minds.

I pledge to put patriotism over party, and commit to the hard work of real reform over cheap political wins, quick fixes, and empty promises.

Congress has a constitutional right to help decide and limit how the country uses its military power. But to assert this right, the legislature must also live up to the responsibility that goes with it, with leaders who are willing to bear it and capable of doing so wisely.

An American government that really wanted to stick it to the Chinese Communist Party would be reinforcing U.S. alliances in Asia, instead of threatening to withdraw troops from South Korea and Japan until they pay extortionate rates for U.S. bases.

I believe in our country's greatness.

Political debates in the United States can be untethered from facts, but threats to life focus minds on reality.

The United States and Ethiopia have years of strong partnership, based on a recognition that we need each other.

I have had the privilege of working closely with some of the greatest women in this country. The idea that their contributions would not be recognized at the same level as a male colleague is abhorrent to me. I will do everything in my power to help right this wrong, and finally achieve pay parity in America.

Protecting those with pre-existing conditions was one of the greatest health care reforms in our country's history and must be protected at all costs.

We need to protect immigrants who come here seeking a better life, rather than turning our backs on refugees and closing our borders and our hearts to others.

Qaddafi may rail endlessly about foreign meddling, but the reaction of Western governments clearly matters to his regime.