Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

Floor Speech

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Mr. TURNER. Madam Chair, I want to begin by thanking the Speaker for bringing this bill to the floor for the importance of serving our national security. This bill will have overwhelming support on this House floor today.

When people ask why we should support Ukraine, I like to remind them of President Xi of China's trip to Russia last year. When President Xi stood next to Vladimir Putin, he had an open mike, and he said: ``Change is coming that hasn't happened in 100 years. And we are driving this change together.''

The ``we'' is Vladimir Putin and President Xi, and the ``100 years,'' we know what that is. That is World War I and World War II. They themselves stood together and articulated that this is a battle between authoritarianism and democracy, and we must stand for democracy and against authoritarianism.

Also, according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, our European allies have committed to giving more than $60 billion in military aid since Russia's unjustified invasion, while the U.S. has given roughly $42 billion. We are at less than half.

Madam Chair, I include in the Record the link to the Kiel Institute report. https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine- support-tracker/ Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Chair, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Pelosi), the distinguished Speaker Emerita.

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