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On the recordApril 17, 2024
I thank Congressman Moore for his leadership. We appreciate it very much. Mr. Speaker, last week, on April 2, the New York Post published an op-ed that explained the proven conservative position of peace through strength. This continues the world-changing success for expanding freedom of Senator Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan. There are over 20 countries now of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia that are free today because of the defeat of Soviet communism, which war criminal Putin wants to revive. The article is titled: ``Kudos to Speaker Johnson: Moving Ukraine aid is critical to national security,'' by Daniel Kochis, a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute's Center on Europe and Eurasia. The Hudson Institute was founded by the visionary Herman Kahn and is universally respected for its research and accuracy. I am grateful to find and learn that Ambassador and Governor Nikki Haley of South Carolina will now be a valued fellow. The column in the New York Post reads: ``Speaker Mike Johnson's Easter announcement that he will bring a new Ukraine aid package to a vote . . . is welcome news. Congressional backing for Ukraine assistance has been mired in the political muck for months. More than 5,000 miles away on the front lines, the maddening impasse has needlessly cost Ukrainian lives and territory.…
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina
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Apr 17, 2024

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