Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum), the ranking member of the subcommittee. Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise in support of this amendment. In the case of Ukraine, I continue to remain concerned that allowing these munitions to go onto the battlefield undermines our moral authority and places the United States in a position that contradicts 23 of our NATO allies, who have joined the convention on cluster mines. To be clear, though, I am a strong supporter of the Biden administration's policy in Ukraine. This is a difficult position that the Ukrainian military has been put in. Yes, Russia has used these types of munitions inside of Ukraine. When we were short on delivering the security that we promised Ukraine, cluster bombs became something that the administration put in the mix. I wasn't supportive of that, but I do realize that this is the choice between the lesser of two evils in the war that Ukraine has been forced to fight because of the Russian invasion. I want to get to a place where we don't have these choices in front of us and where we are not transferring these weapons. Mr. Chair, regrettably at this time, I will be unable to vote for passage of this bill. And I cannot recommend to my colleagues that they support it. Every Member in this chamber knows what needs to happen for this bill to become law. The partisan riders need to come out so the bill can get bipartisan support.…”