Political Quotes

“Madam President, I will just pick up where my colleague left off. There are four parts to the supplemental appropriations sent over by President Biden. One deals with Ukraine. And count me in for Ukraine. Robust aid to Ukraine really helps us here at home. Helping Israel--no- brainer--count me in. Beefing up Taiwan makes perfect sense. There was money in the supplemental for border security, but it really didn't address the problem we have. And here is what I want the body to understand. Here is what happened yesterday. The FBI Director testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee about the level of threats we face as a nation. And he said: [W]hile there may have been times over the years where individual threats could have been higher here or there than where they might be right now, I've never seen a time where all the threats or so many of the threats are all elevated, all at exactly the same time. This was yesterday. What did he say? Post October 7-- The horrible attack on our friends in Israel-- [Y]ou've seen a veritable rogues' gallery of terrorist organizations calling for attacks against us. He said that yesterday. [T]he threat level has gone to a whole other level since October 7. This was what the FBI Director said yesterday. Are any of us listening? I see blinking lights everywhere I turn. I asked him about blinking lights regarding 9/11. Apparently, they were blinking, and we missed them. Do you see any blinking lights?…”