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John Kennedy on Additional Assistance for Ukraine
John Kennedy · U.S. Senate, Louisiana ·
Statement after a Senate vote on additional assistance for Ukraine
“This is not just the fight for the people of Ukraine. It’s a fight for the people of the United States of America. It’s a fight for our national security. It’s a fight for Western values and the freedom that we as Americans and Louisiana have come to cherish and love.”
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John Kennedy on Additional Assistance for Ukraine. Congress Receipts, https://congressreceipts.com/statements/kennedy-john-ukraine-aid-2022/. Original source: U.S. Senator John Kennedy, May 19, 2022, https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/2022/05/19/2022-5-kennedy-statement-on-senate-vote-to-send-aid-to-ukraine-rebuild-american-defenses/.
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