Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024

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Mr. FLOOD. Mr. Chair, I rise today in support of the supplemental for Ukraine.

Less than 100 years ago, Joseph Stalin committed one of the largest genocides in history when he starved millions of Ukrainians to death.

Today, Putin's Russia is once again stopping at nothing. They have used Ukrainian civilians as human shields. They have committed horrible acts of sexual violence. They have abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children.

The history of atrocities committed by tyrants against Ukraine is a stark reminder of the moral duty we have as Americans to stand with our friends and allies against tyranny and opposition.

For those in our country who don't think what is happening in Ukraine has anything to do with us, Putin doesn't want just parts of Ukraine. He wants to end the post-World War II order that has underpinned freedom and economic prosperity in Europe, the United States, and beyond.

This package is critical, not just for Ukraine, but for the entire free world so that we can beat back the reincarnation of what President Reagan called the Evil Empire.

Mr. Chair, I join my colleagues in supporting this supplemental.

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