[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H899]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 OUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE WILL NOT WAVER

  (Mr. NICKEL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NICKEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the free and 
independent nation of Ukraine.
  It has been over a year since Vladimir Putin ordered his tanks and 
troops into Ukraine. In the past year, the United States has led an 
extraordinary coalition of global partners to stand against Russia's 
unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine.
  Mr. Speaker, I traveled to Ukraine with then-Vice President Al Gore 
in the 1990s as a staffer, and it fills my heart with pride to know 
that Kyiv still stands strong. Ukraine is still free, and democracy 
still prevails. Our support for Ukraine will not waver.
  I wish we didn't have to spend any money in Ukraine, but if Putin 
wins, we will spend a thousand times more trying to contain an 
emboldened and aggressive Russia.
  We must continue to stand with Ukraine in their fight for freedom and 
democracy.

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