Ukraine Support Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, I provided the decisive signature for the Ukraine Support Act to bring it to the floor for a vote because the time to act is now.

We have all been inspired by the enduring courage and resilience of the Ukrainian people, encouraged by their recent battlefield gains, and horrified by the latest Russian brutality.

Recent events make it all too clear this conflict will continue to cause death and devastation on a tragic scale if the dynamic does not change. We have the power to change the dynamic.

Today, we can provide potentially decisive leverage. We can make it clear that the United States will continue to stand with the Ukrainian people and provide the material support necessary for their self- defense. We can make it equally clear that Russia will pay a severe price for its unprovoked aggression and ongoing violence.

This is what is required for constructive negotiations to end this conflict. This is what is required for peace. This is what is required to vindicate the international norm against wars of conflict, without which the world would revert to an era where bloodshed was a much more common theme in human affairs.

This legislation will protect America's national interests, will support our vital alliances, will uphold our highest values, and will reassert the role of Congress in advancing all of these goals.

I thank Mr. Meeks for offering this legislation, as well as the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), and the gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. Bacon) for their leadership, their statesmanship in rallying support for it. I encourage all Members to vote ``aye.''

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