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Chip Roy: That is exactly right. And I want to take 1 minute because it merits repeating because we are sitting here in the United…

On the recordMarch 8, 2022
That is exactly right. And I want to take 1 minute because it merits repeating because we are sitting here in the United States of America in the protection of our great Republic miles away from what is happening in Ukraine, and it bears repeating that there are two million Ukrainians right now fleeing Ukraine, fleeing their homes. We fortunately haven't had to experience that sort of thing. But two million people right now are fleeing their homes, dads and husbands staying behind in Ukraine, families fleeing, seeking shelter, thousands killed, we don't know how many, children killed, billions of dollars of damage, destroying crops, destroying infrastructure, taking over nuclear power plants. And I just got a text, literally as I am standing here, from my friends in Austin, Texas--from the wife whose husband is currently now in Ukraine trying to help people--talking about the orphanage I talked about in northern Kyiv. She says 51 kids are trapped; 51 kids trapped. Do you have kids? People around here, many of us have kids. Fifty-one kids trapped after orphanage bombed and director killed. The director of the orphanage was killed. Running out of food. No heat or electricity. Cold front coming. Will freeze or starve if we can't get there soon. Fifteen infants. Special needs kids. Currently shelling of all civilian targets being perpetrated and carried out by Putin. The same Putin that killed a Ukrainian leader with nuclear poisoning.…
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Chip Roy
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Mar 8, 2022

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