Senator Baldwin Votes to Protect Americans, Support Allies, and Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Civilians

Statement

“This bipartisan package delivers the resources we need to keep our families safe from threats at home and abroad. After months of delays, Democrats and Republicans finally came together to help our allies defend their freedom, deliver humanitarian aid, and keep our country safe.

Across the globe, our allies face mounting threats to their democracies, and this legislation ensures Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan have the resources they need to defend themselves. The United States stands for freedom and stands up to bullies like Putin, Hamas, China, and Iran – and this bill shows that. I will continue to push the Biden Administration to live up to our responsibility to ensure any military aid we deliver is used in line with our values and is not used to harm innocent people. With an unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza and starvation plaguing millions of others worldwide, this bipartisan legislation delivers desperately needed food, water, and medical aid to innocent civilians who are caught in conflict zones through no fault of their own.

I also remain committed to protecting Americans from the threats we face at home. With fentanyl devastating community after community, I am proud to include our bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act that will crack down on the cartels and traffickers bringing fentanyl into our communities. This bill also will help keep Wisconsinites safe from the growing threat of China. We can’t allow the Chinese Communist Party to access people’s data and weaponize it, and this bill ensures that the app’s owners have plenty of time to do the right thing— sell the company, and keep the platform available for millions of Americans.”

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