[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE WAR IN UKRAINE

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, sometimes the press--when a story goes on 
for months and months--begins to not pay attention or address things 
they ought to be addressing. I am going to briefly address the Ukraine 
war.
  It sure would be wonderful if that war ended. There are different 
estimates as to the number of people killed in that war, but I think 
all estimates would put it over 20,000 people.
  This--for countries that, quite frankly, have problems and a shortage 
of people--is not frequently commented on, but Ukraine has the second 
lowest birth rate of any sizable country in the world. Russia also has 
a low birth rate and has a lot of people immigrating.
  I would hope the press, or our government would look for somebody--we 
can't do it--but look for some country, France, Turkey, Israel, someone 
to broker peace here before any more people die, and the hatred that 
inevitably comes with war becomes greater and greater.

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