Political Quotes

“Madam President, I got the chance to hear some of Senator Sasse's remarks. I noted the floor chart with my name on it, accusing me of what he called tribal hackery. I am not exactly sure what the rules of the Senate are. I am not sure that that is becoming of the U.S. Senate to use those terms about fellow Members, but let me come down to the floor to explain why I think we should have a legitimate debate in this Chamber about a phenomenon in which Republicans very often are not willing to cast their vote in a way that is aligned with their voice. Yes, I noted this morning--as was displayed on Senator Sasse's chart--that this week, of the Republicans who stood up at a press conference and eviscerated President Biden's handling of the Ukraine crisis, two-thirds of them voted against the budget that included $14 billion of aid to Ukraine. I see a fundamental inconsistency in criticizing an administration for not doing enough but then not being willing to cast a vote to get aid to the people of Ukraine. Senator Sasse's second chart--the one that didn't accuse me of tribal hackery--laid out a very true statement, in which a small percentage of the overall budget is dedicated to Ukraine aid. That is, of course, true.…”