Senate Passes Romney-Sponsored Resolution in Resounding Show of Bipartisan Support for Ukraine against Russian Aggression

Statement

Date: Feb. 18, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution, introduced by Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH), in support of Ukraine in the face of increased Russian aggression.

The Senators' resolution is a renewed bipartisan message from the U.S. Senate in fierce support of the United States' Ukrainian partners in response to President Putin's escalating aggression.

The resolution is also cosponsored by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Jim Risch (R-ID), as well as Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tom Carper (D-DE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Hoeven (R-ND), Patty Murray (D-WA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tim Scott (R-SC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), John Barrasso (R-WY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Kennedy (R-LA), Angus King (I-ME), Marco Rubio (R-FL) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Susan Collins (R-ME).


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