[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 107 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3167]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 696--RECOGNIZING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE'S COMMITMENT TO 
                           REBUILDING UKRAINE

  Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Blumenthal, 
Mr. Portman, and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 696

       Whereas Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has generated 
     massive levels of human and economic suffering in the 
     sovereign nation of Ukraine;
       Whereas, according to the United Nations Human Rights 
     Council, Putin's war has caused more than 7,000,000 civilians 
     to flee from Ukraine since February 24, 2022;
       Whereas, according to the World Bank, Putin's war will 
     cause Ukraine's economy to shrink by 45.1 percent during 
     2022;
       Whereas, according to the World Bank, Putin's war in 
     Ukraine has created almost $60,000,000,000 worth of damage to 
     buildings and infrastructure; and
       Whereas Ukrainian civilians are being killed every day and 
     the true number of Ukrainian civilian casualties might never 
     be known: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) recognizes that the United States--
       (A) has long sought to alleviate the suffering of civilians 
     and nations hurt by war; and
       (B) remains committed to ensuring the long-term peace, 
     prosperity, and territorial integrity of Ukraine;
       (2) recognizes that aid packages, such as the Marshall 
     Plan--
       (A) helped Western Europe recover from the economic damage 
     and human suffering generated by the World War II; and
       (B) did much to promote the stability of global good order 
     nations enjoy today;
       (3) recognizes that an effective Ukrainian reconstruction 
     effort can only be accomplished by working in concert with 
     other nations and international bodies; and
       (4) encourages the United States Government to lead an 
     international group of allies that will equitably contribute 
     to provide the Government of Ukraine and the Ukrainian people 
     with a reconstruction assistance package for the purpose of 
     increasing ties between nations that are seeking a stable 
     international order to counter malign and rogue actors.

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