On the recordMay 18, 2022
Madam President, I came to speak to the Senate about Police Week as we honor the law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. Before I do that, we know that Putin was shocked by two things. He was shocked by the amazing resistance and the strength and the resiliency of the Ukrainian people and the effectiveness of their fight back. Putin really couldn't believe that happened. The other thing that Putin was shocked by was the skill with which President Biden put together this international coalition of countries that were not part of this in the past, part of something--Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland--countries that now a couple of them want to be in NATO, and that really is the skill of the leadership of President Biden. And I know, in spite of the Senator from Texas's comments--I know that most mainstream Republicans support what President Biden has done, support his work on putting together sanctions--first, providing aid for the Ukrainian people, the humanitarian aid, refugees going to Moldova, going to Poland, going to other parts of Eastern and Central and Southern Europe, and the skill with which he has gotten and the success with which he has gotten weapons to the Ukrainian people and the skills with which he put together sanctions.…
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