Political Quotes

“I want to add to the comments made by Chairman Corker, my colleague from Tennessee and chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, as well as Senator Cardin, my colleague on the Subcommittee on East Asia, about the work we have done over the past year to put this before the Senate today. One of the first meetings we held in the office of Chairman Corker was to speak with my colleagues on the concern we shared about North Korea, the concern that while we have rightfully focused on the Middle East and the conflicts that have arisen in Syria and in various places around the country, at the same time we cannot take our eyes off of North Korea. Of course, Senator Cardin from Maryland and I have worked together on a variety of committee hearings. The first series of committee hearings we held on the East Asia Subcommittee were to address cyber security issues, the cyber attacks from North Korea, and the situation in regard to security on the North Korean Peninsula. I think the work we have laid out over the past year is setting ground for this strong sanctions bill today. I rise to speak in support of H.R. 757, the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act, as amended by the unanimous amendment that came out of the Foreign Relations Committee on January 28.…”