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"Whatever we spend on defending Ukraine right now will be a pittance compared to what we will be spending if Russia wins."

"It concerns me that we now have the Republican Party ... that now seems to be actually supportive in some instances of Putin and that style of leadership."

"I think any Republican who doesn't want to send aid to Ukraine, my first thought is, what have you done with my party?"

"The strategy against Russia is real simple: we win, they lose."

"If our enemies are fighting our ally, who's actually doing all the work, and all we need is just to send them military equipment, ammo, I mean, that's a win-win situation."