Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Ros-Lehtinen) for yielding the time. Thanks to the committee and the leadership for bringing this very important issue forward. =========================== NOTE =========================== December 3, 2014, on page H8348, the following appeared: author of this important measure. Mr. KINZINGER. Mr. Speaker, I The online version should be corrected to read: author of this important measure. Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I ========================= END NOTE ========================= Russia's continuing political, military, and economic aggression against Ukraine, as well as Georgia and Moldova, must be addressed; in short, this aggression will not stand. Mankind everywhere has a responsibility to stand up for territorial integrity and sovereignty in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. U.S. and European sanctions, to date, have unfortunately not caused Russia to change course. It is imperative that this body continues to pressure Russia and remain focused on exposing their illegal actions. Mr. Putin would love nothing more than the world to simply not take notice or not have the political will to directly push back against his illegal annexation of Crimea. In fact, there is some who would promote a policy of appeasement for political, business, or other purposes against Russia. That approach is woefully shortsighted and naive and underestimates what Mr.…”