Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. I will close and say that this is a very important and timely resolution. When Chairman Royce and I visited Ukraine a few months ago, we had the good fortune to meet with many Ukrainian officials and people running for President. Mr. Poroshenko, who will address us tomorrow in joint session, was one of them. I can tell you that Chairman Royce and I both were very impressed with Mr. Poroshenko. We really felt that there was great hope for Ukraine and thought that he was the likely winner. Everything that he has done, in my opinion, since he has won just reaffirms our initial feeling about him. I was very happy that Ukraine signed the European Union Association Agreement yesterday. It strikes a very good balance but moves Ukraine closer to the West where the people want it. I can tell you that when we went to Ukraine and we stood in Maidan Square where the protests happened, you really felt--it was a palpable feeling--that you were part of history, people, average Ukrainians, coming up to us in the street thanking the United States of America for its strong support of Ukraine and for the independence of Ukraine.…”