Political Quotes

“I will. Thank you, Madam President. The Senator is exactly right. Not only was there another option--pass the Ukraine supplemental on its own--there were a million other options. Right? There are always different ways that we can do things, and that is always a reason to vote no. I could always choose to vote no on a measure before us because I can dream up of a scenario in which the outcome would be better aligned with my priorities. I think that is a very convenient reason to defend a ``no'' vote: that there is a theoretical outcome that would be more in alignment with your beliefs. That is not how things work here, right? We are presented with pieces of legislation we all have input into. This was not a Democratic bill. This was a bill worked out with many Republicans as well. And ultimately we had a choice. We had a choice. And, again, I think it is a lot easier to just come down here to vote no on everything. But when life and death are at stake in a place like Ukraine, I think, on the willingness to support a piece of legislation that maybe has some things in it you don't like, the bar may be a little bit higher. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator from Connecticut yield his time for a question?”