Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to voice my strong support for four highly qualified nominees whom we are soon to vote on: Dr. Amy Gutmann to be the U.S. Ambassador to Germany; Mr. Scott Nathan to be the Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; Ms. Lisa Carty to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council; and Ms. Chantale Wong to be the U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank. They are all highly qualified. I will speak for a minute or two on Dr. Gutmann and Mr. Nathan, in particular. Our partnership with European allies is evermore critical as we attempt to deter further Russian escalation and aggressive behavior toward Ukraine. Germany is key to this effort--absolutely critical to the work we need to do to prevent Vladimir Putin from furthering his aims to reclaim a sphere of influence and destabilize Europe. So while it was beyond irresponsible for some of our Republican colleagues to bottle up Dr. Gutmann's nomination for months, I am pleased that we are close to getting a confirmed ambassador in Berlin; an ambassador who will help coordinate our joint efforts to stop a Russian invasion of Ukraine; an ambassador who will help repair the previous administration's damage to the U.S.-German relationship; and an ambassador who will represent the United States with great skill and determination. I would also note that Dr.…”