04/13/2016
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"The Crimea Annexation Nonrecognition Act puts that conviction into law by stating that the United States will not recognize Russia's claims of sovereignty in Ukraine."
"I have been a strong supporter of Ukraine being admitted to NATO and I think we should pursue that down the road."
"It is horrible that in 2019, we still live in a world where human beings are held in slavery. It is a moral outrage."
"So it is up to Congress to assert American leadership on this issue and Putin's strong arm tactics extend beyond the authoritarian rule in his own country."