"To be safe, secure, and prosperous, the United States must continue to fulfill our long-standing role of global leadership."
"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."
"We also know that other would-be aggressors around the world are watching to see what happens in Ukraine."
"Putin started this war, and he could end it tomorrow if he simply withdrew his troops from Ukraine’s sovereign territory."
"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."
"Putin could set his sights on Poland, the Baltic states, and other NATO Allies."
"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."
"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."
"Gun violence is now the number one cause of death for children in America—not car accidents, not cancer—gun violence."
"The United States cannot and should not isolate ourselves from the rest of the world. Isolation is not insulation."
"International rules and norms are not some abstract notion. They provide order and stability in our world."