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Washington, DC – Today, Co-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02) issued the following statement in response to Ukraine’s ceasefire proposal and Russia’s continued strikes that undermine any credible path to peace:
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, joined US Helsinki Commission Chairman Congressman Joe Wilson (SC-02), Helsinki Commission Ranking Member Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), and Ukraine Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Mike Quigley (IL-05), and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), and Ukraine Caucus member Congressman Don Bacon (NE--02) in introducing H.R. 8433 the Countering Russia’s War On Faith Act. Companion legislation was introduced in the Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the US Helsinki Commission, and Senator John Kennedy (R-LA).
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced today that the US Department of Transportation (USDOT), through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has awarded a $536,616 federal award to support critical infrastructure improvements at Defiance Memorial Airport (DFI).
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