Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I thank Ranking Member Engel for yielding. And I thank Mr. Royce for his hard work on this bill. I have said this before and I will say it again: Mr. Royce, as chairman, and Mr. Engel, as ranking member, are an example for, frankly, all of us on how to work together productively in a bipartisan fashion to reach a result that is good for our country, for our people, and indeed for international security. I also want to thank Senators Cardin and Corker for their leadership and their involvement. This legislation is the product of very careful and sometimes difficult negotiations on a bipartisan basis. It is a strong, tough, and appropriate response to Russia's attempts to meddle in our election process, its support for violent separatists in Ukraine, its illegal occupation of Crimea, and, yes, its unhelpful activity in Syria. It also imposes new sanctions on Iran's ballistic missile program, which threatens the United States, our Gulf allies, and Israel. Russia's power comes from its ability to coerce other nations by its energy distribution, in many instances. This bill seeks to make it harder for Russia to use that type of coercion, and empower other nations to join us in standing up against Russian aggression. These sanctions will only be successful, however, if they are truly bipartisan and if Congress continues to play its important and necessary oversight role. Democrats and Republicans are coming together on this bill, Mr.…”