Political Quotes

“Mr. Chairman, I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title XII, add the following: SEC. _. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR SHORTER- OR INTERMEDIATE-RANGE GROUND LAUNCHED BALLISTIC OR CRUISE MISSILE SYSTEMS. (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that-- (1) Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's February 1, 2019, announcement of the decision of the United States to withdraw from the INF Treaty, without proper consultation with Congress, is a serious breach of Congress's proper constitutional role as a co-equal branch of government; (2) United States withdrawal from the INF Treaty will free Russia to deploy greater quantities of the SSC-8 missile to the detriment of United States national security and that of our allies in Europe and the Indo-Pacific region; (3) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance makes critical contributions to United States national security, and the failure to weigh the concerns of NATO allies risks weakening the joint resolve necessary to counter Russia's aggressive behavior; (4) as opposed to withdrawing from the INF Treaty, the United States should continue to advance other diplomatic, economic, and military measures outlined in the ``Trump Administration INF Treaty Integrated Strategy'' to resolve the concerns related to Russia's violation of the INF Treaty and to reach agreement on measures to ensure the INF…”