[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1207-S1208]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                   Nomination of Erin Elizabeth McKee

  Mr. President, the humanitarian crisis inside Ukraine is worsening 
every day. We can all see it for ourselves. You can see the images of 
Mariupol, where more than 200,000 civilians remain under siege, cut off 
from food, fighting for their lives. You can see the frightened faces 
of children crossing the border into Poland, carrying only a teddy bear 
and a change of clothes. This is a trauma they will struggle with for 
the rest of their lives.
  So it baffles me that we would wait another hour, let alone another 
day, to

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even think about confirming Ambassador Erin McKee as the Assistant 
Secretary for Europe and Eurasia at USAID. The minute she gets in the 
door, the minute we send her to USAID, she will get to work on behalf 
of the millions of Ukrainians who are suffering. She will make sure 
that we are meeting basic needs and that we are helping Ukraine's 
neighbors shoulder the burden of the crisis. Let her get to work. Let 
her help the people of Ukraine today.