Political Quotes

“the Senate just invoked cloture on the majority leader's amendment, and I now rise to urge support for my second-degree amendment, the one where the colloquy included in the Record between the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and me leads to the conclusion of his support. I believe the amendment will also have the support of the majority leader and the rest of the body. The inclusion of my amendment will be essential for my vote in support in terms of moving forward. As I have stated over the past month, I continue to be seriously concerned that precipitously withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan will deeply harm American interests and security. With that in mind, I am generally supportive of Senator McConnell's amendment to S. 1, which echoes what I have been saying for much of the past 2 years, calling on the administration to develop a real strategy for securing our interests in the Middle East, including combating terrorist groups and effectively confronting Iranian and Russian aggression, and calling on the administration to more effectively engage with the legislative branch. I share in the belief that the way in which the President announced his Syria withdrawal--with no plan, without consultation with Congress or our allies or consideration of the implication for our partners--is not in our interest.…”