Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to condemn Vladimir Putin for what he is doing to the children of Ukraine. Listen to these stories. Ukrainian mothers are putting the contact details of their relatives on the bodies of their children because they want to make sure that if the children survive and they don't, there will be some place for their children to go. Emergency service workers are teaching children how to identify Russian explosives made to look like toys. Thousands of children have been abducted in Ukraine and taken to Russia. And Ukrainian children have witnessed the murder and torture of their parents, including severed limbs, slashed throats, rapes, and burning bodies. I am proud to colead an appropriations request with Representatives Schiff, Kaptur, and Quigley to ensure at least $100 million for Eastern Europe's demining budget in FY23. ____________________”