Rep. Tom Graves, Congressional Delegation Visit Embattled Allies

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Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) traveled this week as part of a Congressional delegation, led by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), to Tunisia and Ukraine.

In Tunis, Tunisia, the delegation laid a wreath to commemorate the innocent lives taken during the terrorist attack at the Bardo National Museum on March 18, 2015. "The United States stands with the people of Tunisia," said Rep. Graves. "As freedom loving people, we will work together to secure a hopeful and prosperous future, and defeat the despair and bondage that terrorism seeks to impose."

The delegation's visit to Ukraine comes after the House passed a bipartisan resolution (H.Res. 162) last week that asserts the importance of a democratic Ukraine in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin's aggressive actions to undermine Ukrainian independence and territorial integrity, including the deployment of Russian military forces.

For these reasons, the Resolution urges the President to provide lethal defensive weapons systems as authorized by the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which was signed into law on December 18, 2014.

Speaking of the United States' relationship with Ukraine, Rep. Graves said: "It's important that the United States stands in solidarity with Ukraine in their quest for a free and democratic future in the face of Russian aggression. This visit has been critical in getting real time information concerning the recent developments from Ukrainian leaders."

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