Political Quotes

“we just left the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, as the Presiding Officer knows as a member of the Foreign Relation Committee, where we passed, with overwhelming bipartisan support, legislation to increase our sanctions against the rogue regime in North Korea. About a year ago I had a conversation with Senator Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about the need for the legislation. We both agreed that North Korea poses a serious and growing threat to its neighbors, to the U.S. homeland, and to global security. We agreed we could not continue to ignore the forgotten maniac--the forgotten maniac who is Kim Jong Un. This past August I had an opportunity to visit with South Korea personally to meet with the President of South Korea, Mr. Park, and we agreed that the status quo with regard to North Korea was no longer sustainable and no longer responsible. That is why this past October I introduced S. 2144, the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act. I thank the sponsors of that bill--Senators Rubio, Risch, Perdue, and Isakson--for cosponsoring the legislation and the chairman and his staff for their encouragement and invaluable support to make that bill a reality today, along with Senators Cardin and Menendez, who worked so hard, and the work Senator Menendez has been leading over the past year as well. This is a bipartisan product that came out of the committee.…”