[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROVIDING SUPPORT TO UKRAINE

  (Ms. DEAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN. Madam Speaker, no amount of warnings from the Biden 
administration and our intelligence could have prepared us for the 
sheer brutality and devastation we have seen from Mr. Putin, who 
expected a quick toppling of Ukraine's young democracy. He was wrong.
  We have watched in awe the resilience and heroism of the Ukrainians 
led by President Zelensky. But their bravery alone is not enough. We 
must meet their bravery with global support.
  This is a war and a humanitarian crisis--families, children, forced 
to leave their homes in the carnage of war. The number of refugees 
fleeing Ukraine has already exceeded 1 million, and it is estimated 
that it will go as high as 5 million. But death, destruction, and 
displacement must not be forever.
  Madam Speaker, I thank President Biden and his administration for 
their steadfast leadership in the West's support of Ukraine. Alongside 
the President, this Congress must continue to provide necessary 
weapons, medicines, food, fuel, and refuge.
  Ukrainians worldwide, please know: We are here for you. You are 
welcome here.
  God bless America. God bless Ukraine.

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