Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I would remind the previous speaker of the bipartisan bill from the Senate, which does, in fact, deal with the critical issue she raised. The leadership of the Republican Party has refused to take up that bill. However, there is a more important issue that confronts this House that we should have acted on days, weeks, months ago. That is the security of the global community, the sanctity of international law, and the saving of the sovereignty of Ukraine. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of an embattled Israel and a beleaguered Ukraine and apprehensive allies around the world. A month ago, Speaker Johnson said: ``No one wants Vladimir Putin to prevail. I am of the opinion that he wouldn't stop in Ukraine. If he was allowed, he'd go through all the way through Europe.'' The Speaker said: ``There is a right and wrong there--a good versus evil, in my view. And Ukraine is the victim here. They were invaded. We stand with good.'' The Speaker went on to say: ``I understand the timetable and I understand the necessity of the urgency of the funding.'' Yet, we twiddle our thumbs without any paper on this floor as to how we are going to affect the urgent end of which the Speaker spoke. Speaker Johnson then said on April 16: ``We need steady leadership. We need steady hands on the wheel. Look, I regard myself as a wartime Speaker.'' If the Speaker regards himself as that, Speaker Johnson must act now. There is no time for delay.…”