Today, as we watch freedom and liberty under attack abroad, I`m here to fulfill my responsibilities under the Constitution to preserve freedom and liberty here in the United States of America. And it`s my honor to introduce to the country…

The generational struggle was going to be between democracy and autocracy.

Putin has ambitions beyond Ukraine.

Today is historic for a lot of reasons, most especially that she will be the first Black woman nominated, and I hope swiftly confirmed to the court.

I`m looking forward to making sure there`s a black woman on the Supreme Court to make sure we in fact get every representation. Not a joke. Not a joke.

This is a spectacular nomination by the president.

For too long, our government, our courts haven’t looked like America. And I believe it’s time that we have a court reflects the full talents and greatness of our nation.

for too long, our government and our courts have not looked like America. I believe it is time that we have a court that reflects the full talents, and greatness of our nation, with a nominee of extraordinary qualifications.

This is the beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, who in the Lord`s name does Putin think gives him the right to declare new so called countries on territory that belonged whose neighbors.

Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war and now he and his country will bear the consequences.

This aggression cannot go unanswered. If it did, the consequences for America would be much worse. America stands up to bullies. We stand up for freedom. This is who we are.

Today, I`m authorizing the strong sanctions and new limitations on what can be exported to Russia. This is going to impose severe coast on the Russian economy, both immediately, and overtime. We have purposely designed these sanctions to…

The United States and our Allies and partners will emerge from this stronger, more united, more determined, and more purposeful.

Putin’s actions betray his sinister vision for the future of our world—one where nations take what they want by force.

My nominee for the United States Supreme Court is Judge Ketanji Jackson. I`m looking forward to making sure there is a black woman on the Supreme Court to make sure and in fact get every (inaudible).

He has much larger ambitions than Ukraine. He wants to, in fact, reestablish the former Soviet Union. That`s what this is about.

The Russian military has begun a brutal assault on the people of Ukraine without provocation, without justification, without necessity.

The sanctions that we`ve proposed on all the banks as an equal consequence, may more consequence than Swift, number one. Number two, it is always an option, but right now that is not the position that the rest of Europe wishes to take.