Honorable Stephen Lynch
Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Rep. Lynch has represented Massachusetts’s 8th Congressional District since 2001 and serves on the House Financial Services Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The following are remarks he delivered on the House floor on Jan.23 in opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposal to annex Greenland. In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump pronounced that the U.S. will “expand our territory.” He has specifically proposed that we make Greenland great again by annexing the island from Denmark, which is a NATO ally that he has threatened with tariffs unless it cedes to his demands. When asked if he would…
