12 February 2024

House members wrap-up congressional visit to Ukraine

    


Abigail Spanberger was elected to Congress in Virginia's 7th Congressional District in the Blue Wave of 2018. She was one of almost three dozen pragmatic progressives who flipped red seats to blue and won back the House majority for Democrats. Spanberger served her country as an operations officer in the Central Intelligence Agency, and later, her local community, as a business leader in Richmond. In the House, Spanberger brings her national security experience to bear as a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, in addition to serving on the Agriculture Committee. She is a member of the mainstream New Democrat Coalition.

Who is Abigail Spanberger’s husband, Adam?

Adam has worked as a lead software engineer for L3Harris Technologies since July 2019.

After receiving his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia, Adam worked as a software engineer for DCS Corporation.



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In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through

In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through  | Reuters
KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members came to Kyiv on Friday to meet with Ukraine's president as they sought to give assurances they would do their part to get crucial, stalled military aid legislation through the House of Representatives.
  • The delegation consisted of four members of the House Intelligence Committee: Republicans Mike Turner and French Hill, 
  • Democrats Jason Crow and Abigail Spanberger.
"The United States is working diligently in the House of Representatives and the Senate to secure the funding that is necessary in 2024," Turner told journalists at a press conference before the delegation left to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The U.S. has been Ukraine's largest supplier of military assistance as Kyiv fights off Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion, but that help is now on hold while Congress wrangles over a bill providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The $95.34 billion bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Republicans blocked previous compromise legislation.
"It's delayed this year during the course of not only a presidential election year, but also controversies in the House about politics," Hill said.
The lawmakers also met with officials from the SBU and GUR intelligence agencies, the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv said.


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In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through

In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through  | Reuters
KYIV, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A bipartisan delegation of U.S. Congress members came to Kyiv on Friday to meet with Ukraine's president as they sought to give assurances they would do their part to get crucial, stalled military aid legislation through the House of Representatives.
  • The delegation consisted of four members of the House Intelligence Committee: Republicans Mike Turner and French Hill, 
  • Democrats Jason Crow and Abigail Spanberger.
"The United States is working diligently in the House of Representatives and the Senate to secure the funding that is necessary in 2024," Turner told journalists at a press conference before the delegation left to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
The U.S. has been Ukraine's largest supplier of military assistance as Kyiv fights off Russia's nearly two-year-old invasion, but that help is now on hold while Congress wrangles over a bill providing aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
The $95.34 billion bill advanced in the U.S. Senate on Thursday after Republicans blocked previous compromise legislation.
"It's delayed this year during the course of not only a presidential election year, but also controversies in the House about politics," Hill said.
The lawmakers also met with officials from the SBU and GUR intelligence agencies, the U.S. ambassador to Kyiv said.
"We stand with Ukraine not just because we understand that defending freedom and democracy around the world is an American value, but we stand with Ukraine because it's also in America's interests to do so," said Crow.
Ukraine Aid Backed by US Senate in Test Vote, House Poses Obstacle
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The US Senate signaled support for war aid to Ukraine and Israel in a test vote Thursday, as Republicans dropped a four-month blockade on the security assistance package.
In Kyiv, bipartisan US Congress delegation vows to get Ukraine aid through  | Politics
Some in Congress Want to Cut Ukraine Aid and Boost Taiwan's. But Taiwan  Sees Its Fate Tied to Kyiv's | Military.com
Zelenskiy's Ukraine Aid Appeal Fails to Break Republican Demand for Border  Deal - Bloomberg



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