Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA), International Affairs Committee Republican Lead Michael McCaul (R-TX), Choose Committee on Intelligence Rating Member Michael Turner (R-OH), Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA), Rep. French Hill (R-AK), Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) and Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) traveled to Poland over the weekend.
Kevin McCarthy Home Republican
A bipartisan group of Home members traveled to Poland over the weekend the place they met with Ukrainian refugees, the Polish prime minister and American troops.
The delegation, led by minority chief Rep. Kevin McCarthy, a vocal critic of President Biden’s dealing with of the battle in Ukraine, huddled with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Protection Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and the US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brezinski in Warsaw, McCarthy’s workplace mentioned.
The California Republican had excessive reward for Poland, which has taken within the bulk of refugees fleeing the battle in Ukraine.
“Poland has been an indispensable strategic accomplice by accepting tens of millions of refugees, working carefully with our army forces, and contributing absolutely to NATO as all of us intention to revive peace and prosperity to the area,” McCarthy mentioned in an announcement.
“Our go to right this moment ought to function a strong message to Putin that we condemn his unprovoked assaults. Evil can't win,” he mentioned.
McCarthy mentioned the group visited Poland to emphasise the US’ help for Ukraine, which has been battling Russian troops because the invasion was launched on Feb. 24.
“The entire world is watching what’s unfolding in Ukraine,” McCarthy mentioned. “We see the atrocities being dedicated by Vladimir Putin, and extra importantly, we see the bravery of the Ukrainian folks. We're right here — as representatives of the US — to make sure we're doing what is correct to help Ukrainians as they defend themselves and their democracy.”
The Home members additionally met with Ukrainian refugees in northeast Poland, Ukrainian officers and American troopers within the 82nd Airborne.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) referred to as the assembly with refugees “heartbreaking.”
“That is simply heartbreaking to see the results of people who find themselves fleeing the battle, with simply the belongings that they might seize. With their younger children, maybe simply attempting to hunt security,” Turner informed Fox Information Digital on Sunday.
“It turns into even that a lot clearer as you see the people who find themselves fleeing battle, that that is actually nearly one individual. That is about Putin,” he continued.
Turner, the highest Republican on the Home Everlasting Choose Committee on Intelligence, slammed the Biden administration for failing to help Ukraine with the army gear it wanted sooner to behave as a deterrent to Putin.
“It will have been a lot extra well timed if Biden had responded and offered weapons to Ukraine earlier. And seeing the logistics now and understanding that it’s occurring throughout a battle, throughout battle, we might have been in a position to get weapons in and there could have been in a position to really repel the Russian invasion as an alternative of now as they’re preventing to attempt to reclaim land that Russia is bombing,” Turner informed Fox.
In McCarthy’s assertion concerning the journey, he mentioned Ukrainian officers insisted that they have been in a position to struggle Russian troops, they wanted higher weapons to do it.
And, like Turner, McCarthy informed The Submit in an interview final month that Biden was too sluggish to reply.
”America just isn't main. Europe is main. The weaponry, it’s too late. … [Biden] mentioned after [the Russians] enter I’ll do these sanctions,” he informed The Submit.
“After you enter I'll provide them with weapons. It’s too little too late and persons are dying due to that call. The No 1 factor you need to do is to not have a battle. You need deterrent. You need to present them the actions prior,” he mentioned.
Accompanying McCarthy, together with Turner, are Reps. Steve Scalise of Louisiana, Michael McCaul of Texas, Ken Calvert of California, French Hill of Arkansas, Mike Garcia of California, Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota, and Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from New York and Stephanie Murphy, a Democrat from Florida.
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