Political Quotes

“it is a privilege to be here on the Senate floor speaking to Kansans and to Americans, to Vladimir Putin and to Ukrainians, and to the rest of the world, our allies, our friends, and our adversaries. It is a privilege to be here with the opportunity of speaking with one voice. As we know, that does not happen frequently enough in the U.S. Senate, but the Presiding Officer was on this trip with us to Eastern Europe and to the Ukrainian border, and my colleagues here on the Senate floor--Republicans, Democrats, and Independents; Members of the U.S. Senate, together--saw what we saw and resolved what we resolved together. I am so pleased that that is the case. Particularly our adversaries, but clearly our allies, as well, must know that this is not a Democratic or Republican issue. It is an American issue. It is a world issue. It is something about freedom that transcends any of the differences that we have here in the United States or in the U.S. Senate. And every day matters. While it is important for us to bring our report home to our colleagues and to our constituents about what we saw, what we heard, and what, most importantly, we felt, it is important that we act. Remember the Ukrainian citizens who told us: It is OK to proclamate. It is OK to have a statement. It is OK to pass a resolution. But what we need is action. Every day matters in the fight against Vladimir Putin's unprovoked, unjust, and immoral invasion of Ukraine.…”