Angus King: “All told, this year’s defense bill will make our country safer, strengthen our economy, and support the men and women…”

To ensure that eligible Ukrainian nationals currently in the United States can continue living and working safely while conditions in their home country remain perilous, we urge you issue an extension and redesignation of TPS for Ukraine.

Adding insult to injury, today’s deal is a slap in the face to every member of Congress who voted for the Lindsay Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act just last month.

At the end of the day, this deal from the White House is an attempt to boost their short-term political prospects at the true cost of the American people.

Today’s call with President Zelenskyy and a bipartisan group of members of both the Senate and the House was welcome, informative, and couldn’t have been more important.