[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ENDING THE ARTSAKH BLOCKADE

  (Ms. PORTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to condemn Azerbaijan's 
blockade of the Lachin corridor, the only humanitarian lifeline 
connecting the people of Artsakh to the Republic of Armenia.
  For over nearly 2 months, the region's 120,000 Armenians have been 
denied food, fuel, medicine, and other essentials as a result of this 
cruel and inhumane blockade.
  Azerbaijan's goal is clear, to force the ethnic Armenians of Artsakh 
from their homeland by imposing conditions that make life impossible. 
We must hold Azerbaijan accountable for its aggression. I continue to 
call on the administration to take immediate steps to end this 
blockade.
  We must end all U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan. American 
taxpayers shouldn't be subsidizing Azerbaijan's constant aggression 
against the Armenian people.
  I continue to stand in solidarity with the Armenian people and the 
Armenian-American community.

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