“I don't want to give Trump more power to put tariffs on other countries. Trump will use this power to tax Americans more. He will tax food, medicine, and machinery. Trump's tariffs make things more expensive for Americans. These tariffs are bad. I don't want Americans to pay more. I want my colleagues to vote for my amendment. My amendment will stop these new tariffs.”
“I agree with my colleague. I don't want these new tariffs. I think they will hurt people. But this bill won't let Congress change the tariffs later. I want you to know that. I think people will complain about high prices. But Congress won't be able to change the tariffs. I want the government to help people in other ways instead. I think these tariffs are a mistake.”
“I want to thank my colleagues for supporting this bill. It will put sanctions on Russia. The sanctions will be strong. They will stop money going to Russia's military. They will stop people from helping Russia avoid sanctions. I want you to know that Senator Graham helped make this bill. He worked hard on it. Now he is dead but his work continues. Ukraine is fighting against Russia. They are brave. They are free people. We must help Ukraine. This bill will help Ukraine. Russia is killing children with missiles. They are attacking hospitals and schools. We must help Ukraine fight against these attacks. We must stop Russia's war.”
“I oppose the amendment. It is bad. It will not stop Russia's war machine. We need to put pressure on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. That will stop Putin's war. The amendment will not do that. It is bad. I want my colleagues to oppose it. We need to pass the underlying bill. It will put pressure on Putin. It will help Ukraine. We need to do this now. The war is bad. Russia is killing civilians. We need to stop them. The United States must show determination to support Ukraine. We need to shut down the funding for Russia's war machine. I yield the floor.”
