[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                         UKRAINE NEEDS OUR HELP

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Madam Speaker, I rise tonight to call attention to the 
continuing horror being unleashed in Ukraine by the treacherous tyrant 
Vladimir Putin, a pitiful creature of darkness.
  Forty-four million freedom-loving Ukrainians deserve to live in peace 
and freedom. They voted for liberty, 90 percent of them. They have done 
nothing to Putin. They pose no threat to Russia.
  Putin invaded a sovereign nation and is committing war crimes against 
civilians. He is creating a humanitarian crisis flooding across Europe. 
The trains aren't big enough to haul all of the people seeking peace.
  In the 11 days since he invaded, and since 2014, he has murdered 
hundreds of Ukrainians, in addition to the 14,000 Russians killed in 
Ukraine, and over 1.5 million have fled across the border into 
neighboring countries.
  The American people are opening their hearts with humanitarian aid, 
but the free world must help provide more fighter jets, Javelins, 
Stingers, small arms, ammunition, body armor, and air defense.
  Ukraine is the scrimmage line for liberty in Europe. Here, at the 
beginning of the 21st century, liberty requires vigilance for Ukraine.

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