To be safe, secure, and prosperous, the United States must continue to fulfill our long-standing role of global leadership.

I am in favor of the Second Amendment, and I believe we need to reinstate the assault weapons ban and pass universal background checks, safe storage laws, and red flag laws.

Gun violence is now the number one cause of death for children in America—not car accidents, not cancer—gun violence.

We also know that other would-be aggressors around the world are watching to see what happens in Ukraine.

Putin started this war, and he could end it tomorrow if he simply withdrew his troops from Ukraine’s sovereign territory.

These proposals are the same of those of Putin. And let us be clear: They are not proposals for peace. Instead, they are proposals for surrender, which is dangerous and unacceptable.

Putin could set his sights on Poland, the Baltic states, and other NATO Allies.

Each one of these principles is at stake in Ukraine, and that is why Ukraine’s fight matters to the people of America.

Our nation is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence.

The Ukrainian people are bravely defending their homes and their homeland, their freedom, and their democracy against a brutal dictator.

I have been proud to stand with Ukraine. I will continue to stand with Ukraine. And I will work to ensure Ukraine prevails in this war.