[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 60 (Tuesday, April 5, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4155]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RUSSIA DESERVES MORE SEVERE SANCTIONS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I rise to condemn Vladimir 
Putin and the Russian Army. These brutal and violent thugs have 
attempted to rehang the Iron Curtain for the sole purpose of committing 
abject violence against the free and sovereign people of Ukraine. The 
killing of women and children outside of Kyiv is a vile act. These acts 
amount to war crimes.
  It is time to deliver the lethal aid that the Ukrainian people need 
to deter the violent acts that the Russian people commit upon 
Ukrainians.
  It is time to cut off Russian exports to the free world. No country 
that values the sanctity of life should want to buy their goods from 
Russia. No place, where free people live, should use the energy that 
Russian refineries produce be accepted.
  The Biden administration must hold the line and impose severe 
sanctions against Russia for their multiple murderous acts, and the 
people of Ukraine must know that Americans stand with them in their 
fight for freedom.

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