Orrin Hatch: “I will speak for a few seconds on what the distinguished Senator from Texas said. It would be absolutely pathetic if…”

“I will speak for a few seconds on what the distinguished Senator from Texas said. It would be absolutely pathetic if this bill were stopped--a bill this important that means so much to our families and to our children-- because of the long-term language that has been, as I say, for 39 years--I can't believe this Senate has become so political that we would raise that issue at this time on this bill that almost everybody with any brains at all would be for. I would be ashamed of myself. And then not be willing to bring up an amendment if they don't like the language, go through the regular order, and act like the Senate and act like Senators--it is pathetic. What have we come to around here that we are so doggone partisan that we can't even pass a bill to protect children? I think it is pathetic, is all I can say. Ukraine Madam President, in my nearly 40 years of public service, I have become very concerned with the state of our national security. From the firestorm of terrorism that has swept Syria and Iraq, to the looming specter of a nuclear Iran, our Nation faces yet another potential catastrophe in Ukraine, where Russian separatists and soldiers continue their drive to consume as much of that nation as President Putin desires.…”