Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I am relieved that the Senate has sent this measure back to us after the House initially advanced the legislation a month ago. We are now considering this important legislation to suspend normal trade relations with Russia. The facts, the atrocities, and the emotions are all packaged in the American and Congressional response in the coming moments. We will shortly consider this amendment to H.R. 6968 which will suspend Russian oil imports so that both measures may go directly to the President's desk. We have no time to waste and must immediately further punish Vladimir Putin. What we have witnessed in Bucha over the course of the last 72 hours alone more than justifies the positions we have taken in the past and to be even more assertive and aggressive going to the future. Innocent people are being slaughtered on the streets of Ukraine even as we meet, and the denial that has taken place from the Russian President is outrageous. These atrocities that are taking place in Ukraine are unthinkable. The disinformation and the misinformation that has been generated from Russia defies modern logic. But in this modern era, the world can see the devastation in near real time. President Zelenskyy is an inspiration to the world. People have been bombed out of residential neighborhoods, and refugees have been streaming across the borders to safety.…”