Political Quotes

“We have less than 10 hours left until we go home for the holidays, less than 10 hours when we leave the field, and less than 10 hours before we act responsibly. The men and women of Ukraine will not go home for the holidays. They will not leave the lines in eastern Ukraine. They will not have a Christmas dinner without the fear that they will be bombed in Kyiv or assaulted in eastern Ukraine. Why is that? I ask that to both Chambers: Why are we going home and leaving our Ukrainian allies unarmed? Why do we shrink from our responsibility to confront those who would undermine democracy, freedom, and international law? Why, Mr. Speaker, do we retreat from the field while our Ukrainian allies are at risk? Mr. Speaker, we have 1 day left. We can accomplish the goal of passing Ukrainian dollars. We can achieve the goal of giving aid to our ally, Israel. We can achieve the goal of making Taiwan a little bit stronger. Or we can send a message to Mr. Putin, to Mr. Xi, to Iran, and to Hamas that America is unable to stay the course. I am told that the reason we can't do that is because it is absolutely essential to have border security addressed. It is. I am for doing that. Nevertheless, I want to call to the Speaker's attention, so that he can remember that in the 115th Congress, as a Member of Congress, he cosponsored a bill, H.R. 395. Some others cosponsored that bill who may be at least hearing me, Mr. Speaker, or maybe even on the floor.…”