Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. It is a scourge for humanity, and America must project its values and protect vulnerable persons. – Jeff Fortenberry
To simply demand that Assad go, and create a vacuum, could make the circumstances worse. To ‘protect’ Assad and his brutality is unconscionable. So you have to have a transition period here. – Jeff Fortenberry
Christians, Yezidis, and other religious minorities have every right to remain in their ancestral homelands. – Jeff Fortenberry
It’s particularly incumbent in the Middle East on Sunni Arab nations to fight for values, to fight for the protection of innocent life, to fight for the principles of civilization and stability and order itself. – Jeff Fortenberry
If one group of people can exterminate another in the name of so-called religion, the world has no hope. – Jeff Fortenberry
You cannot deny reality: that ISIS is systematically attempting to exterminate Christianity, to exterminate the Yazidi community, to exterminate other religious minorities in vast areas in Iraq and Syria. – Jeff Fortenberry
What Trump has done is tap into a deep-seated anxiety about where the country is headed. There is an anxiety that is real and sincere. Many people feel helpless. – Jeff Fortenberry
Christianity in the Middle East is shattered. The ancient faith tradition lies beaten, broken, and dying. – Jeff Fortenberry
The high-flying rhetoric of ‘Making America Great Again’ frankly appeals to me. It appeals to many people. But you’ve got to back that up with substance, and you’ve got to quit offending people who may not agree with you. – Jeff Fortenberry
My responsibility is to make judgments about hard, complex issues that I believe to be right. – Jeff Fortenberry
Communities are suffering, children are suffering, and our immigration policy appears in disarray. – Jeff Fortenberry
When you’re just focused on nutrition and hunger, that’s a harder, harder lift in isolation. – Jeff Fortenberry
For Nebraska and for America, I will continue my commitment to our national security, economic security, and family security. – Jeff Fortenberry
Considering community support and cost-benefit analysis, I have supported earmarks for projects of high public purpose involving such areas as higher education, alternative energy, transportation, medical research and military infrastructure. – Jeff Fortenberry
The tax code is weighted toward the ultra-wealthy and ultra-wealthy corporations and has created an offshore aristocracy of people who can afford to hire an army of accountants and lawyers. This shifts the tax burden to small businesses, entrepreneurs, and others. – Jeff Fortenberry
I’m proud to be able to represent Bellevue and the Offutt and StratCom communities. – Jeff Fortenberry
The promise of peace seems very far away, but you keep working steadily with good and uplifting attitudes, and that’s sometimes tough in the environment we’re in. – Jeff Fortenberry
A rapidly expanding Syrian refugee policy could create conditions for domestic tragedy. – Jeff Fortenberry
From all indications, the Offutt runway replacement is not a matter of ‘if.’ It is a matter of ‘when.’ – Jeff Fortenberry
I reserve the right to survey the national political landscape for candidates at all levels who reflect a proper understanding of our national security, economic security, and family security – the ideals of social conservation, the heart and strength of our country. – Jeff Fortenberry
I used to be on the Lincoln City Council. You learn that there’s never enough money for all of the police officers and fire-fighting apparatus you’d like to have. – Jeff Fortenberry
With the consent of the people, I will seek to continue service in Congress for the well-being of our state and our nation. – Jeff Fortenberry
