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James Lankford on Israel, Iran, Ukraine, and Taiwan
James Lankford · U.S. Senate, Oklahoma ·
Statement after the Senate passed a foreign assistance package
“America should speak with moral clarity against Hamas, Hezbollah, and Houthi terrorists, Russian and Iranian aggression and for the free people of Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel. Our allies need to know we stand with them and against the tyranny they face.”
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James Lankford on Israel, Iran, Ukraine, and Taiwan. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/lankford-israel-iran-attacks-2024/. Original source: U.S. Senator James Lankford, Apr 23, 2024, https://www.lankford.senate.gov/news/press-releases/lankford-supports-israel-amid-attacks-from-iran/.
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Lindsey Graham on Aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan
“The United States Senate overwhelmingly approved necessary and vital aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.”
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Thom Tillis on Aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
“America faces unprecedented threats as Communist China, Putin’s Russia, and the terrorist state of Iran incite conflict and chaos across the globe.”
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Mark Kelly on the National Security Supplemental
“Our adversaries are testing us, and they see instability and dysfunction as an opportunity. That creates a real risk that one or more of these threats could boil over into a...”
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Lisa Murkowski on the National Security Supplemental
“This package supports Ukraine, Israel, and our partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region as they fight to defend themselves and preserve their sovereignty.”
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Alex Padilla on Passage of the National Security Package
“I look forward to President Biden signing this national security package to reaffirm our commitment to our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific and to deliver this...”
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Mike Rounds on the National Security Supplemental
“By an overwhelming supermajority, we have funded needed munitions for Ukraine in their war against Putin and appropriated funds to help restock Israel’s munitions as they...”
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