Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Unanimously Pass Resolution Supporting Ukraine

Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Ukraine Caucus, issued the following statement after the Senate passed a bipartisan resolution in support of Ukraine amid increased Russian aggression. Senator Cramer is a co-sponsor of the resolution with Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rob Portman (R-OH), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jim Risch (R-ID), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ). The resolution is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in fierce support of the United States’ Ukrainian partners in response to Vladimir Putin’s escalating aggression.

“The United States stands firmly with Ukraine, its freedom-loving people, and their democracy. There’s nothing that unites us more as a Congress and as democratic nations than Putin’s thuggery and aggression. Today, with this resolution, under the threat of a Russian invasion, the Senate demonstrated its strong support for Ukraine,” said Senator Cramer. 

The resolution is also cosponsored by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tom Carper (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Patty Murray (D-WA), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME), Marco Rubio (R-FL) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), and Susan Collins (R-ME).

Click here to read the resolution.