Make no mistake, these acts are war crimes and crimes against humanity, mass atrocities that Putin and his underlings must be held responsible for.

I missed the following votes due to a family issue. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 238, ``yea'' on rollcall No. 239, and ``yea'' on rollcall No. 240. PERSONAL EXPLANATION

Make no mistake, these acts are war crimes and crimes against humanity, mass atrocities that Putin and his underlings must be held responsible for.

I commend the Administration for the unprecedented range of sanctions it has imposed on Russian actors in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

We need to address the fact that China continues to enable Putin's war machine.

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

section 36(b) of the Arms Export Control Act requires that Congress receive prior notification of certain proposed arms sales as defined by that statute. Upon such notification, the Congress has 30 calendar days during which the sale may…

At a time of increasing challenges from adversaries seeking to threaten the international order, from perch as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee I am increasingly of the view that the United States has to lead the creation…

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I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Colorado will be postponed.

On that I demand the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays were ordered. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 289, nays 133, not voting 13, as follows: [Roll No. 237] YEAS--289 Aderholt Alford…

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I know the Republicans have a number of speakers, so I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

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