Political Quotes

“I rise today to urge my colleagues to support these two resolutions of disapproval. I appreciate my distinguished colleague from Kentucky and his support and advocacy here in these particular arms sales to the United Arab Emirates. Simply put, many aspects of this proposed sale remain conceptual-- conceptual. We are being asked to support a significant transfer of advanced U.S. technology without clarity on a number of key details regarding the sale or sufficient answers to critical national security questions. There are simply too many outstanding questions about the protection of critical U.S. military technology and the broader implications of these sales to U.S. national security regarding the UAE's relationships, for example, with Russia and China as they exist today-- as they exist today. I have heard some of my colleagues say: Well, aren't we concerned that they will go to Russia--they have relationships with Russia and China as it exists today in a military purchase context--and about the long-term implications, of course, to the United States and to our ally, the State of Israel, in terms of national security? Now, it is disappointing that we are forced to discuss these issues in such a public way through a formal congressional expression of disapproval. That is not normally how we do this.…”