I believe that Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, including its indefensible tactics and war crimes, creates an opportunity for the United States to remind the world that democracy, human rights, and legal commitments must mean something.

The Communist Party of China is taking advantage of its economic importance and political relationships to encourage governments across the region to make domestic and foreign policy decisions that favor the CCP.

I would like to say to my colleague Senator Cardin, I believe we could easily work the global Magnitsky legislation into whatever we do today. I don't believe there will be objections to moving ahead on that. It is not included in what I…

reserving the right to object and just briefly. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Idaho.

reserving the right to object. I rise to address Ukraine's perilous situation. There is broad agreement in this Chamber and in the House of Representatives that America's response in all areas to Russia and Belarus's aggression against…

along with my colleagues Senator Jim Risch and Representative Mike Simpson, I congratulate three Idaho athletes who competed in the XXIV Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. I commend Andrew Blaser, Chase Josey, and Hilary Knight for their…

I think we are doing more damage than we were good by putting that out.

Every American can turn on the TV and see that authoritarianism is on the rise.

I think most of us believe that if Putin gets away with this, Moldova will, certainly, be next and be quite easy.

So anything we can do to help just tell the truth about the great country that we live in.

They really have been brave standing up to China and Russia, and, of course, they are right on the front line in Russia.

Probably the most effective pushback I have seen in a long time was on TV last night when I turned on the news, saw the employee of the Russian TV station jump up with a sign and tell the Russian people that what they were hearing was lies…

I think if you could get enough of that in people's hands, they would have a clear understanding of what a wonderful country this is.

We must not let the authoritarians win. As we see in Ukraine today, no one wants to live in a world controlled by Putin or Xi.

I think that is a legitimate argument, and you make that well.

I am still very concerned about the flow of money with either grants or contracts with universities.

I mean, it was stuff that I was embarrassed and ashamed that we were using taxpayers' money to tell the rest of the world about what an awful place America was.

I have heard some of those things Voice of America puts out, and I have complained about it and I am told to mind my own business.