FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sent: Mar. 16, 2022
Contact: Eduardo
Carrizosa, [email protected]
Blue Dog Statement
on President Zelenskyy’s Address to Congress
WASHINGTON—Today, the Co-Chairs of the Blue Dog Coalition—Reps. Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01), Ed Case (HI-01), Stephanie Murphy (FL-07), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05)—issued the following
statement in response to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s address to Congress:
“It was valuable for us to hear directly from President Zelenskyy about the situation on the ground in Ukraine. He has inspired this Congress, our country, and freedom-loving people
everywhere with his wartime leadership. The Ukrainian people are fighting with unbelievable bravery for their country’s very existence. The United States stands in steadfast solidarity with them, on the side of democracy and justice, and against autocracy
and aggression.
“President Zelenskyy is right to ask for any and all assistance to help Ukraine defend herself. In response, America must continue to work with our allies and partners to crush the
Russian economy, degrading Putin’s ability to fund his war machine. We should ratchet up efforts across every domain to make Russia a pariah state, cutting it off from the community of responsible nations. We should provide the resources necessary to care
for the millions of Ukrainians who have been forced to flee their homeland.
“America and our allies must arm Ukraine with offensive and defensive weapons that, in the judgment of our military professionals and diplomats, will enable Ukraine to impose steep
costs on Russia and protect the Ukrainian people, while minimizing the chances that an unpredictable Putin will escalate his war in a deeply dangerous and destructive way.”
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