A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Poland this weekend where they met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and were given a firsthand look at the crisis unfolding in Europe as Ukrainians flee from their country.
During the meeting, Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., chairman of HFAC, offered appreciation for the people of Poland as they work to deal with the humanitarian crisis resulting from Putin's war with Ukraine.
"We completely filled our plane, because we wanted to make sure that – number one, we wanted to say thank you to the Polish people," Meeks said."The humanitarian concerns that they have had wreaked on them – now they’re able to help someone else." Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 15, 2021.
McCaul and other Republicans have been frustrated with what they believe is too slow of a U.S. response, on everything from sanctions to cutting off Russian oil imports.
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