[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 62 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                           National Security

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, on a few other matters. This morning 
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio became only the second Japanese Prime 
Minister to ever formally address a joint meeting of the Congress.
  The best way the House can heed Prime Minister Kishida's words is to 
pass the national security supplemental as soon as possible, to approve 
defense funding, not just for Ukraine, but also for the Indo-Pacific.
  If we want to protect against the Chinese Communist Party endangering 
Taiwan, the House should quit stalling and pass the supplemental. If we 
want to prevent handing Putin a victory in Europe, the House should do 
the right thing for democracy and pass the Senate's aid package now.