"The unlawful and unjust use of force cannot be tolerated."
"I strongly support the bill before us today that would impose sanctions on individuals that have contributed in any way to the violent crackdown."
"Human rights matter. They matter to us and they matter to us wherever those rights are trampled anywhere in the world."
"This violence and repression has gone on way too long. And it is happening right here in our own hemisphere."
"a settlement to this long-standing issue has to come from within. It is not going to come from without."
"It is Congressman Wexler's commitment to these issues, his expertise about these issues, his deep passion..."
"Rightfully, the United States has been in the forefront taking aggressive economic action to dissuade the Russian Government from any further meddling in the domestic events of another country."
"the disdain for each other historically is not nearly as important as their love for their own children."
"We must sustain this pressure until we are sufficiently reassured and can verify that the Russian Government will not continue to stir dissent within Ukraine's borders or threaten the territorial inte..."
"You have acted swiftly and with resolve since Russia's first provocations and because of that the world knows where this Congress stands."
"It is alarming that any amount of radioactive material would be in the hands of non-state actors."