Political Quotes

“I rise to celebrate a momentous bipartisan achievement--this bill that we just passed for our Nation's foreign policy. Shortly, we will send this legislation, now--after its passage--to the President's desk: Gardner-Markey, also known as the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act. I first want to thank an incredible partner throughout this entire effort, Senator Markey and his staff, for their incredibly hard work on this bill and their efforts to get this bill over the finish line. I believe we have set a strong example of how major foreign policy can be accomplished in a very thorough and bipartisan fashion, and I look forward to our next effort together. I also want to thank Senators Cardin and Rubio and their staffs, as well, for early and consistent support on this effort. Thanks go to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Senator Corker, the ranking member, Bob Menendez, and their staffs for helping to shepherd this effort through the Foreign Relations Committee, where ARIA passed unanimously on September 26, 2018. I want to thank and extend my gratitude to the majority leader, Kevin McCarthy, and his staff for their hard work to pass this bill through the House of Representatives with only minimal changes, by voice vote, last week. Leader McConnell and his staff took an early interest in this effort, and it could not have been done without their support.…”