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
