Political Quotes

“The argument my colleague made is, well, we have always sent this $300 million. That may be true, but we used to send that $300 million when we weren't sending $100 billion in supplementals on top of that, so I don't think that argument really holds water. When my colleague says: Well, we can do both. We can secure Ukraine's border and we can secure our border; my argument would be: Can we at least secure our own border first? How about that? How about prioritizing our own people first before we start going and engaging in misadventures throughout Europe. Madam Chair, I reserve the balance of my time. {time} 1200 Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, may I inquire as to how much time I have remaining. The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman from Minnesota has 3 minutes remaining. Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Chair, I thank the gentleman from Arkansas who struck the last word and also spoke on behalf of the chair of the full Appropriations Committee. I had the pleasure of being with Mr. Womack in Poland where we did oversight of the very money that we are talking about right now. I have been in other theaters where we were supporting other troops, and what we saw was the enthusiasm, the commitment, and the dedication from the Ukrainians who were under our supervision getting ready to receive training, and it was outstanding. It was like nothing else I have ever seen before. We do need to do our due diligence.…”