[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H997-H998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PUTIN AGGRESSION CATASTROPHIC TO RUSSIA

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, Putin continues 
threatening military aggression against Ukraine, now over 100,000 
troops, which would only enrich Putin cronies and oligarchs, and which 
would be catastrophic for the people of Russia. A Putin invasion would 
result in needless and horrific loss of both Ukrainian and Russian 
lives.
  Having returned from a recent delegation to Kyiv, I saw firsthand the 
courage of the people of Ukraine for independence.
  Putin should know that both parties in America are united in support 
of the Ukrainian people. NATO is also unified as Chancellor Olaf Scholz 
promised today.

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  I am grateful that Biden has changed course to reinforce the Trump 
policies of sending defensive weapons to Ukraine.
  Putin aggression against Ukraine must be deterred for the benefit of 
the people of Russia and the people of Ukraine.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, who successfully protected 
America for 20 years, as the global war on terrorism continues moving 
from a safe haven in Afghanistan to America.

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