[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF RUSSIA'S INVASION OF UKRAINE

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, a year ago, President Putin launched an 
unlawful invasion of the people of Ukraine, and it has changed the 
world, a war that has led to nothing but destruction and human 
atrocities.
  I have seen these atrocities firsthand when I traveled to Ukraine 
last September--the bombing of homes, of hospitals, of schools; the 
impacts on innocent women and children; the deportation of families; 
and the atrocities go on and on.
  President Putin is a war criminal. I am proud that he has sanctioned 
me and many of my colleagues for our support of Ukraine and for 
standing up for their democracy. They are standing up for our 
democracy, as well.
  Putin thought he could divide us and Ukraine would immediately fall. 
He was wrong, wrong, and wrong. The Western world is united as one 
because freedom and democracy are worth fighting for, and that is what 
this is all about.
  We need to continue to provide financial support to Ukraine, 
including fighters, tanks, ATACMS, HIMARS, what it takes for them to 
win this war because there is no other option.
  This is the test of our time, and we must rise to meet that test at 
this time.

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