Dick Durbin: “I have been disappointed, sadly disappointed, by the limited, if negligible, standards for accreditation.”

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.

For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation’s resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant.

These authorities require you to apply economic pressure on Russia and the chief enablers of its war, in particular China, and thereby enhance your negotiating position to bring a swift end to this ruinous conflict.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.