[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H6100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                  NATO

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, today, the House passed a resolution which I 
authored with the help of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of which Ed 
Royce is the chairman supporting NATO and the NATO countries that are 
endangered by Russian aggression, particularly Estonia, Lithuania, 
Latvia, and the Baltic area. The Balkan countries also have been 
threatened, including Montenegro, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
  The resolution speaks of our support of the sanctions against Russia. 
And the sanctions should remain until Crimea is returned to Ukraine and 
the Donbas no longer has war. Then we continue to support the Baltics 
who have their airspace invaded by Russian aggression.
  I am pleased that Speaker Ryan allowed this resolution to come to the 
floor and was passed by voice vote unanimous consent as the Senate had 
passed a similar resolution 97-2. The House and the Senate stand 
together in support of NATO and our allies in Eastern, Central, and 
Western Europe.

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