March 3, 2022
JOINT STATEMENT FROM SPEAKER KROWINSKI AND PRO TEM BALINT ON RUSSIAN SANCTIONS AND VERMONT AID TO UKRAINE
Montpelier, Vt. - Today, Speaker of the House Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Becca Balint issued the following statement regarding Governor Phil Scott’s proposals to sanction Russia and provide humanitarian aid to Ukraine:
“Like so many Vermonters, we are devastated by the current attack on the Ukrainian people. We are eager to add Vermont’s voice to the global chorus condemning Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion, and lending our support to Ukraine. In a week when we held our annual Town Meeting Day, our beacon of direct democracy, we want to do all we can to show that Vermonters stand with the people of Ukraine and that they are not alone in their fight against authoritarianism. We know that there is only so much we can do here in Vermont, but this is a time to come together and show that an attack on democracy, and the callous killing of innocent civilians, shall not go unaddressed.
“We have had conversations with other legislative leaders, and we are united in both chambers to take immediate legislative action and get humanitarian aid out the door as soon as we return next week.”
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