Ukraines heroes defend freedom: For those of you that know and understand the realities of this world, you know that they defend not only their own Ukrainian people, but also the entire western civilized world: All of us. Here is how you can help them: HOW TO HELP UKRAINE! Update...Friday, December 5, 2014 Dear Friends of Ukraine! This week in Congress has been quite rambunctious with many issues Ukraine-centric. As an update, please note the following bills and resolutions which have had movement in the U.S. House of Representatives. * On Thursday, December 4, 2014, the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Representatives in a vote of 300-119. This is a significant event for Ukraine as the bill includes provisions for Ukraine. The House Armed Services Committee announcement states: The NDAA expresses the Sense of Congress that lethal and nonlethal assistance should be provided to Ukraine, and requires the Secretary of Defense to submit a report on such assistance that has been requested by and provided to Ukraine. The NDAA increases the budget for the DOD’s Warsaw Initiative Fund/Partnership for Peace (WIF/PfP) program from $24.4 million to $34.4 million to enable U.S. European Command, through military exercises and defense reform efforts, to build the capacity of PfP militaries in order to promote regional stability and to deter Russian aggression. The NDAA authorizes $1 billion for the European Reassurance Initiative, including $75 million for programs, activities, and assistance to support Ukraine. * Also on Thursday, December 4, 2014, the House of Representatives passed H.Res.758, a resolution strongly condemning the actions of the Russian Federation, under President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy of aggression against neighboring countries aimed at political and economic domination. Several provisions of the symbolic resolution include the following: Calls on the President to provide the Government of Ukraine with lethal and non-lethal defense articles, services, and training required to effectively defend its territory and sovereignty; Calls on the President to provide the Government of Ukraine with appropriate intelligence and other relevant information in a timely manner to assist the Government of Ukraine to defend its territory and sovereignty * On Tuesday, December 2, 2014, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus, introduced in House of Representatives HR5782, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which is a companion bill to S2828. Currently the House bill has the following co-sponsors. Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA), co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian Caucus Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ) Rep. James Moran (D-VA) Rep. William Keating (D-MA) Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) Rep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) Rep. Steve Stockman (R-TX) Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA) Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) Rep. David Joyce (R-OH) Rep. James Renacci (R-OH) Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) Should your Member of Congress not appear on this list, please contact your Representative immediately and seek their co-sponsorship of this very important bill. H.R.5782 provides $350 million of lethal military assistance to Ukraine, funds for energy efficiency programs in Ukraine, development of civil society, and broadcasting programs to combat Russian propaganda in the region. Your voice matters - CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVE. * In addition, the Ukraine Freedom Support Act in the Senate, S2828, has also acquired additional co-sponsors. Your assistance is needed to contact your senators and request their co-sponsorship of the bill. The following senators have co-sponsored S2828: Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Coats, Daniel [R-IN] Corker, Bob [R-TN] Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Durbin, Richard [D-IL] Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] Levin, Carl [D-MI] Markey, Edward J.. [D-MA] Portman, Rob [R-OH] Roberts, Pat [R-KS] Toomey, Pat [R-PA] Should your senator not appear on this list, please contact your senators offices immediately and seek their co-sponsorship of this very important bill. S2828 also provides $350 million of lethal military assistance to Ukraine, funds for energy efficiency programs in Ukraine, development of civil society, and broadcasting programs to combat Russian propaganda in the region. Your voice matters - CONTACT YOUR SENATORS. PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO SUPPORT H.R.5782! PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SENATOR TO SUPPORT S.2828! Attached please find an infographic on How to Help Ukraine. ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION IS LISTED ON THE INFOGRAPHIC. THE INFOGRAPHIC IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE UNIS FACEBOOK AND TWITTER PAGES! TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! Please forward this e-mail to your e-mail distribution lists.. UKRAINE NEEDS YOUR ASSISTANCE NOW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Michael Sawkiw, Jr. Director Ukrainian National Information Service (Washington Bureau - Ukrainian Congress Committee of America) Ukrainian National Information Service 311 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 tel: (202) 547-0018 fax: (202) 543-5502 e-mail: [email protected] Twitter: @UNISdirect Facebook: https://facebook/pages/Ukrainian-National-Information-Service-UNIS/198575390157933 Visit us on the web at: ucca.org
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