Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to add my voice to the many who are commending President Trump as he works toward peace in Ukraine. The President recently gave the aggressor, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, every chance to put down his guns and end the killing. He has done that over and over, but our President is now showing that he will not wait on Mr. Putin forever. Every time Ukraine and the United States have extended the hand of peace, President Putin has responded with aggression. With one hand, Vladimir Putin always makes a show of participating in peace talks. With the other, he has repeatedly bombed civilians--a clear war crime, a war crime--including just on Sunday of last week, Palm Sunday, when he bombed worshipers and children who were playing on a public playground. On Saturday, the day before yesterday, the President took Mr. Putin to task for this brutality, and I commend the President for doing that. The President said: There was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days. It makes me think that maybe he doesn't want to stop the war-- he's just tapping me along--and has to be dealt with differently. Thank you, Mr. President, for saying that. One of the President's staunchest supporters in this body echoed that statement just yesterday. Senator Kennedy of Louisiana said: [P]utin thinks that America has taken the bullet train to chump town. Chump town.…”