[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  STANDING WITH OUR ALLIES IN UKRAINE

  (Mr. TONKO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TONKO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to stand with our allies in 
Ukraine--action that my Republican colleagues have repeatedly failed to 
take.
  Over the 2 long years since Putin's brutal war against Ukraine, I 
have been heartbroken to hear the personal stories of so many Ukrainian 
Americans in my district and beyond who are living in fear for their 
families and their friends.
  Yet evidently heedless to this call to action on Ukraine from our 
constituents and from many of our Nation's allies, Republicans in the 
House continue to obstruct the Senate-passed bipartisan national 
security bill which would deliver military, economic, and humanitarian 
aid to Ukraine. Their GOP gridlock plays directly into Putin's hands.
  At the top of his State of the Union Address last week, our 
President, President Biden, said: ``If the United States walks away 
now, it will put Ukraine at risk. Europe at risk. The free world at 
risk, emboldening others who wish to do us harm.''
  Enough is enough. It is past time to stop this gamesmanship and at 
last rise together to oppose tyranny and defend democracy. The Senate 
has acted. Put that Senate bill to a vote in the House.
  The world is watching.

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