Doc Hastings: “I thank Ranking Member Cole for the manner in which you all are shepherding us through this difficult process. Madam…”

“I thank Ranking Member Cole for the manner in which you all are shepherding us through this difficult process. Madam Speaker, it is time for the American people to see how the administration put our national security on the auction block in exchange for political favors. At the heart of this scandal is the White House's decision to slam the brakes on nearly $400 million of military aid for Ukraine, military aid for a vital partner, military aid that was desperately needed to beat back Russian aggression, military aid that was key to our own national security and essential in keeping an adversary at bay. We know what our Ukrainian friends thought about this. They were horrified. The facts are clear. Our top national security experts viewed it as a grave and dangerous mistake. And as we have seen time and time again from the Trump administration, this decision played right into Vladimir Putin's hands. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I yield an additional 20 seconds to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Hastings).”