Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Co-Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the Helsinki Commission, today spoke from the floor and voted for the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act, which he and the Commission’s Ranking Member Joe Wilson (SC-02) introduced in the House last month.
The vote on passage was 417 to 10.
In his speech from the floor, Congressman Cohen said in part:
“It’s important that we support Ukraine in every way possible. America doesn’t have to give up its blood from our soldiers in this war; we only have to give our treasure. What a bargain that is for America. We supply and help Ukrainians fight the Russians who see this – Putin sees this – as a war against America and the West…Putin is a bully and you don’t stop a bully with kindness and negotiations. You have to stand up to that person, stand up to the bully. It’s the only thing they understand and respect. We need to continue our sanctions and sanction him into oblivion…Glory to Ukraine and Glory to the United States of America.”
See the entire speech here.
The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act already passed in the Senate on April 7, 2022. It was introduced in the Senate by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) with Senators Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) as original cosponsors of the legislation. Congressmen Cohen and Wilson introduced the House companion bill.
Original source can be found here.
