Thank you, Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇦 and US Rep. Mike Turner, for demanding that we pass aid for Ukraine immediately. Defending democracy should not be a partisan issue. Putin is happy to see House Republican Leadership’s failure to bring the Senate-approved supplemental to the Floor.

As a Member of House Intelligence Committee, I echo this bipartisan call for action.

We cannot abandon Ukraine at this critical moment.

Speaker Johnson must bring Ukraine aid to the floor NOW.

Statement from Chairman US Rep. Mike Turner and Ranking Member @JAHimes:

Last night, Chairman US Rep. Mike Turner and Ranking Member @JAhimes received the Publius Award for leadership and bipartisanship in government from the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.

Learn more about CSPC’s Public Award:
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As a former CIA case officer, I understand the threat that cartels pose to the United States.

At today's U.S. House Intelligence Committee hearing, I discussed the need to crack down on these criminals to stop the flow of fentanyl coming across our southern border.

Ranking Member Himes:

'I fear that we will substitute for the critical faculties that are essential for a citizen in a democracy, a self-satisfied scratching of our prior beliefs and political opinions.'

'The world can sometimes feel as though it’s straining under the weight of conflict: Putin’s ongoing assault in Ukraine; the PRC saber-rattling at a democratic Taiwan, the ongoing crisis in Gaza, the deteriorating situation in Haiti.'

Ranking Member Himes' opening statement:

Our adversaries are on the move.

There’s no question that China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are working to undermine America and our allies.

Ranking Member @JAHimes and I appeared on Morning Joe with @MorningMika to preview House Intelligence Committee’s Annual Threat Assessment hearing.

THIS MORNING: HPSCI's annual World Wide Threats public hearing with leaders of the U.S. intelligence agencies giving testimony about emerging national security threats.

Watch Here: youtube.com/watch?v=HTfNHA…

In the interest of U.S. national security, Speaker Mike Johnson must bring the Senate's bipartisan national security bill to the House floor for a vote.

Failure to do so would be an abdication of his responsibility as Speaker — as well as a complete capitulation to Vladimir Putin.

Alexei Navalny courageously took a stand against Vladimir Putin’s brutal authoritarian rule.

If confirmed, let’s be clear: Navalny’s blood is on Putin’s hands.

Alexei Navalny’s blood is on Vladimir Putin’s hands.

Jailed solely for criticizing Putin and his tyrannical regime, Navalny paid for taking a stand with his life.

The United States must stand firmly for freedom and staunchly against continued Russian aggression.

One way to punish Putin for killing Navalny?

Pass the National Security Supplemental so the Ukrainians can destroy the rest of Putin's army.

Ranking Member Himes statement on the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny: . Navalny’s sacrifice should steel the spines of all who struggle for freedom under the yoke of authoritarianism, including our allies in Ukraine who urgently need our support.”

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Providing Ukraine with additional support is not charity. It’s in the best interest of US national security.

I just returned from a bipartisan meeting in Kyiv with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський, U.S. Embassy officials, and Ukrainian partners on the ground.

Congress must maintain security assistance to Ukraine in this critical moment in their war against Putin.

More w/ @WolfBlitzer:

Ranking Member Himes statement on MAGA stonewalling of national security priorities: “Speaker Johnson, I was with you in the White House, one day after taking the gavel, when you said we would pass an aid package for our allies. If your words mean anything, let the House vote.”

Ranking Member Jim Himes statement on the report released today by Special Counsel Hur:

Ranking Member Himes' Statement on Speaker Johnson's Israel-only Supplemental: