[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5414]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN BOLTON

  Mr. McCONNELL. Madam President, on another matter, as he departs the 
position of National Security Advisor, I want to thank Ambassador John 
Bolton for his many years of valuable service to our country. 
Personally, I have always appreciated John's candor and clear advice. 
He possesses something crucial--the ability to understand the world the 
way it is. He knows that there are many threats to American interests 
and that those threats will not recede if we retreat. He understands 
that American leadership is essential to keeping these threats and 
enemies at bay and that our partners and allies rarely act without us.
  John appreciates the need to stand up to adversaries like Putin's 
Russia, to approach them from a position of strength, and to hold them 
accountable for their lies and their misdeeds.
  I wish him well wherever his career next takes him.
  Of course, the President deserves to choose his own team, and he has 
assembled a strong one. He and our Nation are well served by leaders 
such as Secretary Pompeo, Secretary Esper, and Director Haspel.
  I hope the President selects a National Security Advisor who will 
work well with these seasoned national security leaders who have been 
chosen by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

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