Brian Fitzpatrick: “To say that the corruption issues in that country are systemic would be an understatement.”

It’s going to send a great message to the soldiers of Ukraine.

We cannot ask them to carry that responsibility while denying them the economic security that comes with fair wages and meaningful benefits.

“It’s probably not going to get 60 votes in the Senate, but it’s going to hopefully force the Senate to address the issue,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., who signed the discharge petition and voted for the bill.

This is a big, big problem. It puts the strain on the threads of democracy.