Political Quotes

“Mr. President, the time is blurred now. Yesterday, or early this morning, a very bad occurrence happened to the people of Israel. During a cease-fire which they agreed to, an Israeli unit apparently was attacked by a Hamas suicide bomber. After that attack there was a charge against the unit in question, and apparently a soldier has been kidnapped and taken to the tunnels. It is so appropriate that today, of all days, the Senate speaks in one voice. I cannot thank Senator Reid enough for making this happen. Senator McConnell has worked to make sure it got cleared on our side, and it finally has. They are running out of Iron Dome missiles to protect themselves. To whom do they turn? To us. Mr. President, $225 million is a lot of money, but it is a rounding error in the budget. It is not only the missiles that matter; it is the message that goes with the missiles: We are with you. Here are the missiles. Use them to defend yourself. We will stand with you on the battlefield. We will stand with you in the court of public opinion, and we are going to push back against the United Nations, which is becoming more and more anti- Israeli. As dysfunctional as the Congress has been, this is one of our finer moments. We are about to leave here soon with a lot of work undone, but let it be said that we did have the foresight and the ability and, quite frankly, the moral decency to end on a positive note.…”