[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14866]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            SAVE UKRAINE NOW

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to inform my colleagues and those who 
are listening of a very important conference that is occurring here in 
the Capitol today in the Capitol Visitor Center, a convening of nearly 
500 Americans and those of Ukrainian American and Ukrainian heritage 
who are meeting to save Ukraine now.
  They are mobilizing humanitarian endeavors across our country to ship 
medical equipment, to ship used clothing, used shoes, mattresses, 
tents, to deal with the 1.7 million children who have been left 
homeless, and over 5 million refugees who have been affected by the 
brutal Russian invasion on Russia's western side and Ukraine's eastern 
side, as Russia has killed over 6,000 innocent Ukrainians and thousands 
have been injured.
  A cold winter is approaching in Ukraine. Many families are now eating 
more and more potatoes, lacking sufficient sustenance, and there are so 
many children that have been displaced.
  I am here saying, for those who are listening, go to the Web site of 
the U.S. Ukraine Foundation. Learn what is being done. If you can help 
in your communities to ship goods through your National Guard, this is 
the time for freedom fighters across our country to lend humanitarian 
aid to Ukraine.

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