Political Quotes

“I wish to thank Chairman Espaillat for the time in support of H. Res. 672, which is a bipartisan resolution, and I appreciate his help in moving it through the subcommittee and committee. This resolution was introduced with our colleague, Congressman Adam Kinzinger. I want to thank Ranking Member Smith for his years of dedication on the committee as well. This resolution expresses robust support for the Three Seas Initiative to accelerate the development of cross-border infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe. I am also very grateful to the chairman of the full committee, Eliot Engel, who has given the best years of his life to this country and our interests around the world, and to Ranking Member McCaul and Congressman Keating for their commitment to strengthen the Transatlantic Alliance. I thank again my colleague, Congressman Kinzinger, for his partnership to shepherd this resolution to the floor. I also extend special thanks to Majority Leader Hoyer and his staff associate Daniel Silverberg for their support. Throughout the Cold War, the United States led efforts to expand liberty in Europe. After the collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the United States welcomed the people of the region into the community of democratic nations. Yet Soviet tyranny left this strategic region without a significant infrastructure--actually a huge infrastructure deficit--increasing dependence on malign influence from Russia and, yes, China, too.…”