Gerry Connolly actually said...

it is not the role of any executive-branch agency to prevent the legislative branch from undertaking its constitutional responsibilities.

Russia's annexation of Crimea is a clear violation of U.N. charter.

This brazen act is one of the most serious violations of international norms since the Second World War.

Putin's nonsense rings hollow when he talks about trying to protect ethnic Russians and that is the reason for his aggression.