On the recordJune 15, 2017
I would add that my fellow Ohioan, Senator Portman, is a cosponsor of this. Special thanks go to Senator Graham-- this is the Graham-Brown NATO amendment--also to Senators McCain, Rubio, Casey, and Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse from Rhode Island. This is especially important to the Ukrainian community in my State. A number of them have been in town the last couple of days. They know how critical support for our allies is and how important it is that this amendment sends a clear message that the United States will uphold our half-century commitment to NATO, combined with a strong signal to Russia to clean up its act. That is the importance of this amendment. I ask support from my colleagues. I yield to Senator Corker.
