OFFICIALS LEGISLATION INTEREST GROUPS PUBLIC STATEMENTS COMMITTEES VETOES

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Floor Speech

Date: April 4, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, I call up my amendment No. 1646 and ask that it be reported by number.

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Mr. BENNET. Mr. President, with Russia rejecting President Trump's proposed 30-day cease-fire and continuing to attack Ukraine and with the administration briefly pausing military and intelligence assistance to Ukraine last month, the Senate must send an unequivocal message. The Ukrainian people did not ask for this war. They did not invite this war. They have fought with everything they have and with the American people's support. They have suffered 400,000 casualties and caused more Russian casualties than in all the wars that Russia has had since World War II.

Those of us serving in this Chamber have a duty to the American people to demand moral and strategic clarity by making clear that any steps by this administration to cut off military and security assistance to Ukraine is unacceptable.

This is a simple question; it is not a partisan one. And the answer is clear: This fight is not just for Ukraine. It is for democracy. It is for freedom.

I urge my colleagues to stand with the Ukrainian people and vote yes.
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