On the eve of World War I, an estimated two million Armenians lived in the Ottoman Empire. Well over a million were deported and hundreds of thousands were simply killed.

The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country.

I've been deeply concerned that to date no individuals have been convicted for the brutal killing of three United States citizens, the Bytyqi brothers: Agron, Ylli, and Mehmet.... It's a long time ago, we want to move on, but eleven years after the discovery of their bodies no one has been held accountable for their killing and the chief suspects in the chain of command, including the camp commander, have never been charged.

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

I do not think we should be trying to save our freedom by killing the safeguards that keep our liberties.

These are three American citizens and we really demand answers for American citizens.

Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.