Over two years
Russia has been responsible for
a brutal campaign against
Ukraine they've killed tens of
thousands Ukrainians bombed
hospitals, deliberately picked
them out, bombed hospitals
kindergartens, grain silos
tried to plunge Ukraine into a
cold and dark winter by
striking their power grid
Ukraine's have 40, Ukraine's
and fought back. Defending
their country and families
extraordinary courage. You many
of you been there with me many
times. It's amazing what they
do. I mean, it's amazing
against such a larger military.
Ukraine is regained over half
the territory Russia took from
him in his invasion. And they
won important victories against
Russia's Navy. But make no
mistake about there are
fighting force with the will
and the skill to win. The will
and the skill and wind. For
months, while Maga Republicans
are blocking aid, Ukraine has
been running out of artillery
shells and ammunition
meanwhile, put friends Kee
supplied, are ran, send him
drones. North Korea as senate
ballistic missiles and
artillery shells, China has
provided components and
know-how to boost Russia's
defense production with, all
the support Russia has ramped
up as airstrikes against
Ukrainian cities and critical
infrastructure rain down
munitions on your brave
Ukrainians defending their
homeland now American going to
send Ukraine and they need to
keep them in the fight. This
weekend. Or reports, this is I
find this amazing. But reports
of cheers breaking out of the
trenches in eastern Ukraine
probably came from one of your
folks reporter or someone I'm
not sure it came from but as
they're sharing as they watch
the house vote in support for
Ukraine. It's not like they
don't understand what we've
done. Not like don't understand
how critical this is for that
I'm making sure the shipment
start right away. In the next
few hours, literally the few
hours with going to begin
sending equipment to Ukraine
for air defense munitions, for
artillery, for rocket systems
and armored vehicles this
package is literally investment
not only in your rent and
Ukraine security, but in Europe
security and our own security
we're sending Ukraine
equipment from our own
stockpiles. Then will
replenish. So stockpiles with
new products made by American
companies here in America
patriot missiles made an
Arizona javelins may now a
bimah artillery shells made in
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas
in other words, we're helping
you crane off the same time,
invested in our own industrial
base, strengthening our own
national security supporting
jobs and nearly 40 states all
across America the united
States is not acting alone to
state the obvious, our allies
in Europe and around the world,
who for constantly been asking
me, are we going to step up?
We're not going to walk away.
Are we? How many and some of
you bend it is international
meetings with me there are very
concerned had we fail to step
up lord only knows what would
happen to the cohesion and
nato. Were also said, they're
also sent a significant help to
Ukraine we're all standing
together against his brutal
dictator. As I've argued for
months this is directly,
directly in the United States,
national security interest it
prudent triumph, triumphs in
Ukraine the next move of
Russian forces could very well
be a direct attack on a nato
ally and you all know full well
that invoking article five and
north atlantic treaty would be
the first thing that comes to
mind. Which declares an attack
on one is an attack on all
imprudent attacks and nato
ally, like he's attacking
Ukraine today. We'd have no
choice but to come to their
aid. Just like our nato allies
came to our lay areva after the
September 11 attacks that's why
we're supporting and surgery
support now, do grant to stop
Putin from drawing the united
States into the war in Europe
and in the future if he's to
me, we should take a little bit
of a step back and realize what
a critical moment this was for
the United States and for nato.
This is a historical moment. In
the last two years, we've
helped unify, strengthen, and
expand nato imagine if instead
we had failed, we had failed to
step up now and support Ukraine
all those gains would have
begun to unravel the cohesion
of data would have been
weakened. And our national
security would have been
undermined without any question
Putin start at this war,
believing he could easily break
the will of the people of
Ukraine when that failed, he
changed the strategy a little
bit. Think, we break through
break through the will of nato,
break the will of the united
States break are well well,
he's failed again America
stands with our friends we
stand up against dictators. We
bow to know what, to know one
certainly an odd Vladimir Putin
look, this bill also includes
vital support for Israel. Just
ten days ago we saw ran launch
over 100 missiles and drones.
It Israel because of them and
other allies across the country
world, including from the
region known no serious damage
occurred an unprecedented
attack that followed years of
around supporting Hezbollah,
hamas and proxies are their on
their own attack on Israel.
They fund these guys. My
commitment to Israel, I want to
make clear again, as ironclad
security of Israel is critical
we'll always make sure that
Israel has what it needs to
defend itself against Iran and
terrorist is supports with this
a, the United States can help
replenish Israel's air defense
and propriety. Other critical
events. So ran can never carry
out to destruction and intended
with its attack ten days ago,
about the same time, this bill
significantly, significantly
increases humanitarian
assistance. We're sending to
the innocent people of gaza are
suffering badly are suffering
the consequences of this war
that hamas started and we've
been working intently for
months to get as much aid to
gaza as possible this bill
includes $1 from additional
humanitarian aid in gaza we're
gonna meeting to secure that a
and surgeon, a surgeon,
including food, medical
supplies, clean water, and
Israel must make sure all this
aid reaches of Palestinians in
gaza without delay. And
everything we do is guided by
the ultimate goal of bringing
this hostages home securing a
ceasefire, and setting the
conditions for an enduring
peace there's more that this
bill does as you all know, the
press here, including providing
for support to strengthen even
further, our allies and
partners. They end up pacific
region as well as humanitarian
aid to places including Haiti
Sudan, and Somalia. But
there's one thing that's bill
does not do border security and
adjust this year. I proposed
and negotiated and agreed to
the strongest border security
bill this country has ever,
ever, ever seen it was
bipartisan it should have been
included in this bill. And I'm
determined to get it done for
the American people from I'll
come back to that in another
moment, another time. This is a
reminder what America can do
when we come together despite
our differences. I want to
thank everyone in congress. I
made it possible, especially
the bipartisan leadership
speaker of the house, Mike
Johnson, leader Jeffries leader
Schumer Mcconnell. They don't
always agree. But when it
matters most, they stepped up
and did the right thing. And I
mean, it sincerely, history
will remember this time.
History. Remember this moment
for all the talk about how
dysfunctional things are
Washington. When you look over
the past three years, we see
the time and again on the
critical issues we've actually
come together hadn't always
been easy. But when it's calm,
calm to decide to rebuild
America. We did with a
bipartisan infrastructure law,
which is just underway when it
came time to invest in our
semiconductor industry and techno, technologic
technologies as future we did
it with the chips and science
act. I want it came time to
stand with Ukraine and Israel.
And help the people of gaza. We
did that as well. At the end of
the day, most of us, whether
we're Democrats, Republican or
independents believe that
America must stand up for what
is right. We don't walk away
from our allies. We stand with
them. We don't let tyrants
when we oppose them. We don't
really watch global events
unfold. We shape them that's
what it means to be the
indispensable nation that's an
amazing to be the world's
superpower and the world's
leading democracy some of our
Maga, Republican men's reject
that efficient but this vote
makes it clear there is a
bipartisan consensus for that
kind of American leadership.
That's exactly what will
continue to deliver I thank you