Seth Moulton: “Let me just start by associating my remarks with the remarks of my friend, Mr. Joe Wilson, from South Carolina. It is…”

“Let me just start by associating my remarks with the remarks of my friend, Mr. Joe Wilson, from South Carolina. It is not often that we get to do that on the floor of this House. Joe and I come from different places but we believe in America. We believe in America and we want to protect America. It has been a long time since we have had to stand here and talk about the Republican Party being pro-Russia, the Republican Party being pro-Putin. Just to be clear, 62 percent of Americans in the last poll want to support Ukraine, so it is just factually inaccurate to say that most Americans are against this. Why is it important? It is important that we support Ukraine because American lives are on the line. Serving in Iraq in the Marines, it was our allies that saved American marines lives. It was our allies that made a difference. If you are soft on Russia, by being hard on Ukraine today, you are being soft on China because American lives will be on the line if China thinks they can do what Putin is trying to do in Ukraine.”