On the recordJuly 23, 2020
what happened in Portland, OR, is unacceptable in the United States of America. We have heard the historical analogies from the senior Senator from Oregon where authoritarian central governments moved into an area and took control. We have seen the historic parallel in the eastern reaches of Ukraine, in Crimea. We know what it looks like because history has shown us. We don't want this occurring in the United States of America. I am sorry for those who were injured and bear the scars of this Federal incursion in the city of Portland, OR. I stand with the junior Senator from Oregon. We will call and we will pass, I hope, on a bipartisan basis the reassertion of the basic principles of this country when it comes to the separation of powers and when it comes to the dignity which we ask in the streets of America under our Constitution. I thank the junior Senator from Oregon. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Oregon.
