Political Quotes

“Madam President, I wish to speak about the Ukraine. Lord knows the President of the United States has enough on his plate, and he is trying to make the right decisions about what to do in giving assistance to the Ukrainian people and to the Ukrainian army to hold off Vladimir Putin's troops that are masquerading as rebels but, in fact, are bringing in Russian equipment and Russian soldiers who put on different uniforms. It is because of that that I think the wise choice would be for the United States to give lethal armaments to the Ukrainian people. I was there in August. I spoke with all the members of the government--the Prime Minister, the Defense Minister, the Foreign Minister, the head of their Defense Council. At the time, I was surprised that they did not ask for lethal assistance but instead wanted up-to-the-minute intelligence, which was so important, and training. If my memory serves me correctly, in the Defense bill we provided about $350 million for that assistance. But the question of lethal armaments so that they can withstand the Russian tanks--if we want them to be successful--is exceptionally important in this Senator's mind and point of view. There is another reason. Mrs. Merkel is in town today, and her position is that she does not want Europe to provide lethal assistance.…”