Chris Van Hollen

Never in my lifetime has the contest between democracy and autocracy been more important.

Simply ending these practices would make life much more uncomfortable for the world's kleptocrats.

It is essential to feature Tucker Carlson, who has been spreading this misinformation on his own show.

In China, we see a Great Wall to keep out information and truthful information.

I do not think you need any more authority or hoops you need to jump through in order to justify not imposing them.

I wanted to raise another effort in the defense of Ukraine, which was the first item that the Ukrainian parliamentarians mentioned in this letter they sent to members of Congress today, which had to do with missile defense.

The good news was the EU is with us.

I will say among the 35 abstentions there were many disappointments, many countries that we consider our friends.

I believe that President Biden's forceful leadership, the decision to proactively release intelligence in order to make it clear to Russia we knew what they were planning...

I am hopeful that this week we will pass an emergency supplemental for Ukraine that will be no less than $12 billion...

I am very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.

I applaud the Administration for the approach you have taken--the sanctions and the efforts with our allies.

Most immediately, while I have broader concerns about the JCPOA, I am specifically concerned that returning to the JCPOA will benefit Russia economically.

I believe we must engage in a revitalized diplomatic effort to counter Russian aggression not only beyond Europe's borders, but globally.

Until Putin relents, we must keep the pressure on.

We have made clear that with this unjustified, unprovoked invasion, Putin has miscalculated.

Did anybody in the Administration pick up the phone and call the Pakistani foreign minister or the Prime Minister of Pakistan?

We need a strong concerted effort with respect to all of these countries--Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India.

It is disappointing how many countries have abstained.

Will this be a factor in the Administration's consideration of whether or not to waive CAATSA?

I would think if they were concerned about their students, as we are concerned about our students, that that--all the more reason to vote to condemn unprovoked aggression.

This is a unique moment that demands clear-eyed conviction about right and wrong, sovereignty, and democracy.

It is troubling, to say the least, to see India, the world's largest democracy, sitting on the sidelines.

I would like to ask you what efforts were undertaken by you and the Secretary and at what level to persuade India to vote with 141 other countries in the world to condemn the attack on Ukraine?

We hope that India soon will get on the right side of history.