Mario Díaz-Balart U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | Official U.S. House Headshot
Mario Díaz-Balart U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | Official U.S. House Headshot
U.S. Representative Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, along with other senior Republican lawmakers, has called on the Biden-Harris Administration to release an unclassified version of its Ukraine strategy.
The joint statement was issued by Díaz-Balart and U.S. Representatives Tom Cole (R-OK), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), and Mike Turner (R-OH). The lawmakers are demanding transparency regarding how U.S. and allied assistance will contribute to a Ukrainian victory in the ongoing conflict with Russia.
“The Biden-Harris Administration must immediately release an unclassified version of its strategy for how U.S. and allied assistance will hasten a Ukrainian victory in Russia’s war of aggression," the statement read. "After submitting the strategy months after the congressionally-mandated deadline, the decision to fully classify it is unacceptable and defies critical provisions that House Republicans fought to enact as part of the National Security Supplemental and the FY24 spending bills."
The representatives emphasized that given the significant U.S. interests involved in Ukraine's efforts against Russian forces, it is essential for Congress and American citizens to understand how taxpayer money is being utilized.
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