[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1993-S1994]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                                 Russia

  Mr. President, finally, as Russia's war in Ukraine reaches an 
abominable level of brutality--you see these pictures of the people, 
innocent civilians who were shot--young, old, children, men, women--
every single American should unite on the side of the Ukrainian people 
and against Putin's indiscriminate violence.
  The pictures we have seen coming out of Ukraine and coming out of the 
town of Bucha are a pure manifestation of evil, hundreds of civilians 
murdered in cold blood--men, women, children, the elderly, the 
defenseless, people who were tied with their hands behind their backs, 
clearly civilians, shot in the back of the head because they are 
Ukrainians. It is the only reason. It is a genocide. It was called a 
genocide today by a Ukrainian official. It is a genocide. When these 
people are shot simply because of their nationality--they don't have 
arms--that is genocide, especially when it occurs in the large numbers 
it has already, individuals trying to live their own lives, targeted to 
be killed because of their nationality.
  Putin is a war criminal. When Putin says Ukraine and Russia are 
together after he did this, no Ukrainian is ever going to believe it. 
Even the isolated Putin must know that, but he is cornered. And so he 
is a war criminal.
  Any nation that indiscriminately and intentionally targets civilians 
should not enjoy doing business with American companies. But, 
shamefully, Koch Industries is continuing to do business in Putin's 
Russia and putting their profits ahead of defending democracy.
  There is an explosive report this morning that the Koch political arm 
is now pushing for the United States to abandon our allies and back off 
the hard-hitting sanctions the Biden administration has imposed on 
Russia. The Kochs are selling out democracy for their own profits.
  Every Senator--Democrat, Republican--we all care about Ukraine. Every 
Senator needs to condemn this push by the Koch brothers and call on 
Koch Industries to immediately suspend their operations in Russia. I 
look forward to every tough-talking Senate Republican to come here to 
the floor and call out the Koch brothers for undermining America's 
resolve against Putin's illegal, unprovoked, and criminal invasion of 
Ukraine.
  Senate Democrats are working on legislation to add Russia to existing

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laws that already deny foreign tax credits for taxes paid to North 
Korea and Syria. American companies that continue to do business in 
Russia should not receive U.S. tax benefits that offset taxes paid to 
Putin's regime.
  I yield the floor.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from Virginia.