[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         FREE NADIYA SAVCHENKO

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Madam Speaker, since July of last year, Nadiya 
Savchenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament and a military veteran, 
has been unlawfully detained by Russian authorities--her crime, 
unsubstantiated charges stemming from her defense of her nation against 
Russian military aggression.
  For months, Ms. Savchenko has been incarcerated in Russia, in clear 
violation of her human rights and international standards. As Russia 
tries to redraw the world's borders, Ms. Savchenko has become the face 
of both Russian lawlessness and Ukrainian resistance.
  This evening, I join with the free people of Ukraine in demanding 
Russia free Savchenko and call on this body and this administration to 
utilize all legislative and diplomatic means to secure her long-overdue 
release.
  That is why I have joined with other lawmakers in introducing H. Res. 
50, which calls for an end to this injustice and reaffirms the United 
States' commitment to a democratic Ukraine free from Russian 
interference.
  Together, we must free Savchenko and push back against Russia's 
continued threat to freedom.

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