Zelensky lights new fire under Congress — with limits

 

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Zelensky lights new fire under Congress — with limits Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s emotional speech to America on Wednesday stirred a new appetite on Capitol Hill for more aggressive steps to counter Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine — with clear limits. Lawmakers in both parties emerged from the cavernous auditorium in the Capitol where they’d gathered to watch the speech embracing some of Zelensky’s pleas, including those to provide more anti-aircraft weapons and install tougher sanctions on leading Russian figures.  “My hope is that what comes out of today’s discussion with President Zelensky and all of us working together in a bipartisan basis is to tighten the sanctions immediately, is to provide more armaments that they actually need to defend themselves ... and give them a fighting chance to protect themselves,” said Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), the co-chair of the Senate Ukraine Caucus.

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View in your browser     Biden announces $800 million in new aid after Zelensky plea President Biden on Wednesday announced new military assistance for Ukraine that will include anti-aircraft defenses, drones and other weaponry, offering fresh U.S. support in the wake of an urgent plea from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Biden announced $800 million in new assistance for Ukraine, which, paired with $200 million authorized over the weekend, brings the total new aid for the country to $1 billion over the past week. The new aid will help provide 800 anti-aircraft systems to combat Russian planes; 9,000 anti-armor systems to help destroy Russian tanks and armored vehicles; 7,000 small arms such as machine guns and shotguns; and a total of 20 million rounds that includes artillery and mortar.

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 Vladimir Putin is at war in Ukraine, bearing down on its capital, Kyiv, just one year after Trump-supporting rioters attacked the US Capitol.

Seemingly a world apart — we see the events as linked. Autocrats are on the march, and their every move must be exposed.

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To+both, This is disturbing to the core – absolute evil. A state legislature is about to vote on a sadistic bill that could legalize infanticide up to 28 days AFTER birth. The abortion industry worships at the altar of abortion, but we've NEVER seen anything this depraved. We're taking immediate action TODAY.

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By intentionally using the word "perinatal," which has a vastly different medical meaning than prenatal (before birth), the bill would prevent even an investigation where a living child was allowed to die between one and four weeks after birth. That's infanticide. We saw New York enact its live-birth abortion law and the former governor of Virginia discuss how in a live-birth abortion the "infant would be kept comfortable" on the table while the decision is made whether the child lives or dies. This new bill is even worse. Unsurprisingly, it's in the same state where we just testified against a bill that would make Roe v. Wade PERMANENT, even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe. But that's not enough for the abortion lobby. We're directly engaged in ten cases nationwide to defend life and defeat Planned Parenthood. We're preparing to file new testimony before the Maryland legislature against this infanticide bill. Our deadline to file is TODAY. Take urgent action with us. Sign Our Petition: Defeat Barbaric Infanticide Laws. Jordan Sekulow ACLJ Executive Director

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