Political Quotes

“Madam President, I am delighted to see the vote, and I thank the Senators who voted with us. I would note that a lot of Senators, along with Senator Shelby and me, on both sides of the aisle worked so hard on this. I especially want to say again that I don't know how many times on weekends and in the evenings I could leave and go home at 10 or 11 o'clock at night, but our staffs were still there at 2, 3, and 4 o'clock in the morning, doing this. They are the ones who deserve so much credit in doing this. This is the reality. This is our government. This is how we protect our country. It is also how we show our responsibility to a country--in this case, Ukraine--that is being attacked by a war criminal, Vladimir Putin. So I thank every Senator who voted this way. I thank the distinguished majority leader, who worked with us every step of the way to make sure we had the schedule so we could do this. I thank the Republicans and Democrats who worked with us. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.”