Political Quotes

“Mr. President, in December, President Zelenskyy came here to Congress. He came to us because he is fighting for his country's future and for his citizens' lives. This supplemental spending bill, the portion for Ukraine, will fulfill our commitments to our allies, defend democracy, and save innocent lives. Let's be absolutely clear about that. Ukrainian civilians will live or die based on what we decide to do here in the Senate, in this Chamber. Are we going to ignore the requests, the pleas, the cries for help from our fellow champions of democracy in Ukraine? President Zelenskyy has told us that Ukrainians will continue to fight with or without us. By that, he did not mean that they don't need us. No, they need us more than ever. With our help, they have pushed back against the Russian invaders. Without our help, they will run out of ammunition to hold back the Russians. Our White House has conveyed this message: We are out of money--and nearly out of time. That is our government speaking. Our White House has warned us that ``while our allies around the world have stepped up to do more, U.S. support is critical and cannot be replicated by others.'' Putin himself told us the deadly stakes. He said: [Ukraine] will only have a week to live when the ammunition runs out. And Ukrainians are running out of ammunition. Now, the United States could choose to stop funding, but the Ukrainians can't choose to stop fighting--nor would any of us if war came to our hometowns.…”