Gerry Connolly actually said...

"There is nothing in my amendment... that ties anybody's hands."

"This would dishearten them, I can assure you. This is not a signal of support. This is a retreat."

"It is simple, it is uncomplicated, and it is designed to show solidarity with our democratic friends struggling in the Ukraine."

"One might conclude from what you just said that, look, this authority or strengthening this authority through new legislation is a very crude weapon."