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WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4665, the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 216 to 212.
WASHINGTON – Today, the House of Representatives met to consider H.R. 4367, the Fiscal Year 2024 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the House with a vote of 220 to 208.
Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 5692, which provides security assistance to Ukraine and funds a Special Inspector General to oversee these and other funds provided by the American taxpayers.
In 2016, the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, referred to as USAI, was created in response to increased Russian aggression. These funds, along with the National Guard's State Partnership Program with California and other efforts, have transformed the Ukrainian military from a remnant of the Soviet empire to a capable and increasingly western fighting force.
This funding is not sent directly to Ukraine.
Since 2016, these funds have been used to pay for the training U.S. troops provide Ukrainian troops and for U.S. manufactured weapons we provide to Ukraine.
