Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise today because Senate Republicans made a commitment last fall, not so very long ago, a commitment that we made to each other and that we made to the American people. That commitment was simple. It was one that said: Before we send another dollar, another dime, another penny to Ukraine, let's do what we can, even if it means harnessing the drive that some in this body feel toward sending more money to Ukraine. And let's harness that to make sure we can force the will within the administration to actually enforce the border. In truth, we have all made commitments sort of like this. We have all made other commitments that should lead us to this conclusion, should have gotten us there long ago, with or without Ukraine funding on the mind, with or without anything compelling us to do it, because every single Senator--every man, every woman--serving in this body is committed to this sacred duty and did so implicitly when we raised our hands, as required under article 6 in the Constitution, to take an oath to ``support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; [and] bear true faith and allegiance to the same.'' Well, through time and through the efforts of a faithless few, we are now poised to treat that commitment that we made to each other, to Senate Republicans, and to Americans, sort of the same way that President Biden has treated his own solemn oath to protect this country's borders, treating them as some…”