Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for outlining very in-depth the impact that Russia has on the United States, the responses that are needed to be strong against Russian aggression, against the things that they are trying to do to destabilize this Nation. I appreciate the gentleman's leadership there in pointing that out and calling everyone to task to make sure that we, as a Nation, are acting to make sure we are doing the right things, to make sure, too, we point out past instances where there have been inconsistencies in how this issue has been addressed with previous administrations. I deeply appreciate that. I think it is an important part of our discussion here today about what we have to do to counter those threats, the obligation this Nation has to counter those threats. The gentleman has laid it out very plainly, very succinctly, and very clearly for what the obligation of this Nation is, and calling upon our colleagues on the other side of the aisle to be as committed to countering Russia as we are on this side of the aisle. So I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I want to also point out that it is not just the strategic impact that continuing resolutions and lack of on-time appropriations bills has on our Nation strategically. We pointed those out, the threats that are there, but also the impact that it has at the individual level; the impact that it has on sailors, on soldiers, marines, and airmen.…”