[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H2817-H2818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                UKRAINE AID PACKAGE BOLSTERS THEIR FIGHT

  (Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, mere hours after this House 
finally passed critical security aid for our democratic allies, I found 
myself on a train in the countryside of war-torn Ukraine.
  Along with a bipartisan group of colleagues, we were the first four 
Members of Congress to celebrate our bicameral accomplishment with 
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He shared with us that the 
world watched that vote, and he shared his gratitude, the gratitude of 
a President, of an army, and of a nation.
  We were grounded by this victory and clear-eyed about victories yet 
to come. Ukraine must defeat Putin's illegal, barbaric assault on 
democracy. Our aid package will bolster their fight, providing 
training, equipment, and weapons to Ukraine, as well as replenishing 
our own U.S. weapons stock.
  While abroad, we met with the Ukrainian military and our own 82nd 
Airborne Division. They told us they feel the weight of this struggle. 
They feel a sense of purpose, a sense of history, and their role in it.
  By passing aid to Ukraine, Madam Speaker, we fulfill our American 
obligation to lead and meet our obligation to protect the health, 
safety, and security of democracies worldwide.

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