Political Quotes

“I just want to make some comments regarding what the junior Senator from Missouri was just talking about on the floor, and I know that my colleague from Hawaii was providing commentary as well. It is hard to comprehend how any Member of Congress, House or Senate, could come to the floor and make the criticism of the Biden administration regarding its Ukraine policy, especially with regard to the military assistance provided by this administration, and that same Senator, along with a long list of Republican Senators, voted against all the money for Ukraine just a couple weeks ago, $13.6 billion. But, unfortunately, it is entirely consistent with what those same 31 Senators have been doing for the last couple of weeks. They voted against all the money in March, and then they criticize President Biden. In fact, the day of President Zelenskyy's speech to the Congress--that inspiring speech--that so many of us were moved by, people in both parties, both Houses, all across the country, in fact, across the world were moved by what he said and, frankly, challenged by what he said. We have to do more, even in my judgment, than the $13.6 billion. But as the junior Senator from Missouri should know--I hope he knows this-- since the beginning of this administration, just on the military assistance, we have provided $2.6 billion.…”