Political Quotes

“I come to the Senate floor once again this evening to talk about the brutal and illegal, unjustified invasion of Ukraine by Russia and what we can do--what more we can do here in this Chamber and this Congress to be able to help the people of Ukraine. This is the updated map that tells the story of what is going on on the battlefield. You can see this light-blue color here indicates that the Ukraine forces are on the move and making progress. But in the meantime, Russia, back in 2014, took Crimea, part of the Donbas. Now they have taken more of that territory. So the fighting we will talk about tonight that is most fierce is taking place here in the east and now increasingly here in the south. This is where the battlefield is, but that is not the only place where things are happening. Remember, this is a country--Ukraine--that just wants to live in peace with its neighbors. It has no interest in war. And this is Russia's assault on that country, starting in 2014 and now in this larger assault. But it is not just here on this battlefield. Russia is actually sending missiles into the heart of Ukraine. You see this town here, Vinnytsia. This is where, recently, a missile exploded, killing civilians, children. Last week, I talked about Liza, the young girl who was killed in that bombing. Everyplace in Ukraine is subject to this kind of bombing. We have heard from Kharkiv. We have seen it in Kyiv and other towns all throughout Ukraine.…”