Political Quotes

“I thank Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur for her leadership in promoting the bipartisan remarks tonight, which reinforce what former Chairman Greg Meeks has already stated, and that is that there is overwhelming bipartisan support, Democrats and Republicans, for the people of Ukraine as they will achieve victory over war criminal Putin. I support the supplemental with clear consistency. There should be security for all borders--American borders, Ukrainian borders, Israeli borders, and Taiwanese borders--to achieve peace through strength to prevent global conflict. On February 24, 2022, war criminal Putin launched a full-scale mass murderous invasion of sovereign, democratic Ukraine, claiming Ukraine does not exist. Patriotic Ukrainians, even grandmothers, raced to arm themselves and protect their land and families. The world underestimated the resolve of Ukrainians. I was in Kyiv in December 2021, prior to war criminal Putin's murderous invasion, when the planning for resistance and guerilla warfare was anticipated to be overwhelmed. Ukraine valiantly fought back for freedom and proved the world wrong. I visited again in May of this year and saw firsthand courageous Ukrainians led by the very courageous Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Ukrainians are the front line in a conflict we did not choose as dictators with rule of gun invade democracies with rule of law.…”