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I was proud to introduce last Congress and in this Congress my Housing For All Act.
I would happily give you 75 cents for that dollar bill in your hands.
Well, President Zelenskyy, it is good to see you again. This is our seventh visit together. And welcome back to Washington, D.C.
It is a false choice to suggest you are either in favor of the Second Amendment or you want to take everyone’s guns away.
Let us continue to fight to end the epidemic of gun violence and to keep our communities and our children safe.
I have held the hands of far too many mothers and fathers to try and comfort them after their child was killed by gun violence.
Gun violence is now the number one cause of death for children in America—not car accidents, not cancer—gun violence.
I believe the right to be safe is a civil right—and that the people of America have a right, then, to live, work, worship, and learn without fear of violence, including gun violence.
I am in favor of the Second Amendment, and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban and pass universal background checks, safe storage laws, and red flag laws.
In candor, I share with you, Mr. President, there are some in my country who would instead force Ukraine to give up large parts of its sovereign territory.
These proposals are the same of those of Putin. And let us be clear: They are not proposals for peace. Instead, they are proposals for surrender, which is dangerous and unacceptable.
Each one of these principles is at stake in Ukraine, and that is why Ukraine’s fight matters to the people of America.
The United States supports Ukraine not out of charity but because it is in our strategic interest.
As I have made clear on our six previous meetings and throughout Putin’s brutal aggression and war against Ukraine, my support for the people of Ukraine is unwavering.
To be safe, secure, and prosperous, the United States must continue to fulfill our long-standing role of global leadership.
International rules and norms are not some abstract notion. They provide order and stability in our world.
Putin could set his sights on Poland, the Baltic states, and other NATO Allies.