At the time, Joe Biden was the president, Senate Democrats were in the majority. We had a responsibility to continue to move forward, particularly in that instance where We needed to fund our ally, Ukraine, that's in a war, defending not just their territorial integrity, but also principles of democracy and freedom and truth. Yeah, it was a different House at that point. We are in a different landscape now here. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. I appreciate you waking up first time on way too early. (08:09–08:21)
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Asserts the need to fund Ukraine, which is defending its territorial integrity and democratic principles.
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