Political Quotes

“Madam President, first I would like to associate myself with the comments of the Senator from Ohio, Senator Portman. He was eloquent, as always, about a pressing issue--not only the defense budget issues but the heroism of the Ukrainian people and the implications it should have for us in this Chamber this week and beyond. Thank you, Senator Portman. Madam President, it is a little after 4 a.m. in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, and President Zelenskyy is still fighting, Ukrainians are still fighting, and Americans need to know their stories. Ukrainians need us to tell their stories. This story starts, of course, with an unjust, unprovoked invasion. The people of Ukraine posed no threat. They provoked no violence. They lived freely on Russia's southwest border with their iconic wheat fields. Many of us have been to Ukraine. We made friends there, but we also have Ukrainian American friends back in our States. Living freely on the southwest border of Russia was enough to provoke the small man--the tyrant of Russia--to hatred. It is bizarre. They lived in freedom. So Putin decided he was threatened. Vladimir Putin, Russia's desperate Nebuchadnezzar, thought he could crush Ukraine. He thought he could break their spirit. He thought he could put his boot on their neck. He actually thinks that freedom makes people soft; so he thought this would be easy. He was wrong. Over the last week, Ukrainians have shown us their fighting spirit. They have shown the world their fighting spirit.…”