Political Quotes

“I come to the floor tonight as we are hearing media reports that President Zelenskyy of Ukraine will be coming to Washington tomorrow to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. I hope that is an accurate report. I think it is important that he come. This would be, by the way, the first time that he has left Ukraine in 300 days--not since the start of the invasion, which is now 300 days from today. Against all odds, Ukraine has held out against the Russian assault. Many thought that it would only be able to hold out for a week or so. Instead, it has been 300 days. They have pushed Russia back in so many places. I am glad he is coming because I know what he will do is talk about his deep appreciation for what the American people have provided. Every time I have been with him--and I have traveled to Ukraine about 10 times since 2014--he talks about that. But, particularly, over the last few months, I have been to Ukraine twice, and he focused on the fact that they couldn't do it without us and the deep appreciation that he feels. Second, I know he will give us a firsthand report of what is going on. Just this morning, he was in Bakhmut, which is in eastern Ukraine. This is what it looks like in Bakhmut today. So he is going from a ravaged battle zone--it looks a little bit like a World War I battle zone when you see all the damage that has been occurring in this area.…”