Glenn Grothman: “I would now like to address several issues today and maybe give it a little bit of a different spin or a little bit of…”

“I would now like to address several issues today and maybe give it a little bit of a different spin or a little bit of different observations than people are getting from some of the other congressmen. I was glad today to vote to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and, hopefully, reduce the number of oil imports we are getting from that country. Every day, you cannot help but be touched by the reports from Ukraine and what is happening to the civilians there. Nevertheless, I am a little bit concerned about the public statements coming out of Washington. I believe we should all be working to end this war and wind up with a free Ukraine. Nevertheless, to end this war, we will eventually have to get to the bargaining table, and I am afraid that statements being made by both sides will make it more difficult to reach an end result. The sooner the war ends, the more lives of Ukrainian troops will be saved, the more lives of Ukrainian civilians will be saved, and, quite frankly, the more lives of Russian troops will be saved. To negotiate a final deal, both sides must realize and respect that deal, and both sides must feel that they came out of the negotiation with something. I sure hope we are not in the current position we are right now 3 or 4 months from now.…”