Political Quotes

“Madam President, first I want to say that I appreciate my colleagues being on the floor tonight and their really moving statements about the crisis in Ukraine and the atrocities that are being committed there. And I think what you did tonight is you added a lot of texture and perspective to the resolution that just passed this body by a unanimous vote. Nobody objected. We are now on record here in this body with a strong statement of support for Ukraine and strong opposition to the atrocities being committed and our commitment to do more. So, again, I appreciated being with you in Poland, and I appreciated your coming to the floor tonight. I am going to pick up where I had left off and talk a little more about what we can do because that is the real question that faces us here in the U.S. Senate. We talked a lot about military assistance tonight, and we, again, I think, had a consensus among us as to what we need to do to help the Ukrainians protect themselves, particularly from the aerial assault that they are under. I know we also have another colleague who couldn't be here on the floor because of scheduling concerns, as I said earlier, Senator Klobuchar, but she will be making a statement for the record that will go along with our statements tonight. I look forward to seeing that. The four of us got in at about midnight last night, and we come back with a heavy heart but also lots of advice for our government as to how we can do more.…”