Pat Ryan: “I thank the distinguished chair. We shall pay any price, we shall bear any burden, we shall support any friend, oppose…”

“I thank the distinguished chair. We shall pay any price, we shall bear any burden, we shall support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and the success of liberty. President Kennedy's inaugural address. And here we stand in the most powerful country, in the most powerful legislative body, voting on an issue of freedom, of liberty, the basic foundation of this country. I am proud that this is a bipartisan effort to support the Ukrainian people and the Ukrainian leadership because they have paid the ultimate sacrifice. They are bearing the ultimate burden. So it is appropriate for us, as this monster, Vladimir Putin, invades a free country, blackmails the neighbors around energy issues, scares all of Eastern Europe and all of Europe, in conjunction with the support of China who looked the other way and said, Well, just wait until after the Olympics. There is a lot at stake here. This is about much more than just Ukraine. This is about freedom around the world. I agree with what the chairman and so many other speakers said. We cannot let Vladimir Putin gain one inch of soil in Ukraine. Not one inch. You can't reward bad behavior. You can't reward violence. And that is what we will be doing. So I rise in support of this bill. I support the $33 billion that the President has proposed this morning. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”