[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 24, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H7890-H7891]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MUST COMPLY

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise today as co-chair of the 
Congressional Ukraine Caucus. Like so many Americans, I am alarmed by 
President Trump's repeated betrayal of American national security 
interests in favor of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
  This President, President Trump, has put efforts forward to coerce 
Ukraine's new President Zelensky, an allied leader, into helping Trump 
win reelection by using congressionally supported military aid as 
leverage.
  That is not only a dramatic betrayal of the President's oath of 
office; it is also the latest example of Trump doing Putin's bidding.
  I am certain this President's relationship with Vladimir Putin didn't 
start with his veiled support for Putin's election meddling, inviting 
the Russians to hack the DNC, or even lobbying for inviting Russia to 
be readmitted to the G7, for heaven's sake.
  So, who benefits when Ukraine loses military assistance and Zelensky 
is humiliated? Russia: the country that has waged a bloody war in 
Ukraine for over 5 years, leaving over 13,000 dead, 30,000 injured, and 
over 1.5 million people displaced.
  Who is to say Putin wasn't listening in when Trump blackmailed 
Zelensky?

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  Let's have the full truth. It is a great cleanser.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. Porter). Members are reminded to refrain 
from engaging in personalities toward the President.

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