Judiciary Committee Members Meet with Ukrainian Prime Minister
December 18, 2014
Kyiv, Ukraine – House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) led a 
bipartisan congressional delegation to Ukraine to meet with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Traveling with Chairman Goodlatte were Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas), Representative Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Representative Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Representative Steve King (R-Iowa), and Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).
In the meeting with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, who was recently reappointed Prime Minister, the delegation discussed Vladimir Putin’s occupation of eastern Ukraine. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk updated the delegation on the Ukrainian troops who are fighting the Russians and Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian people who are being displaced by Russia’s actions, and the chilling effect the ongoing conflict is having on the Ukrainian economy.
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk expressed appreciation to the members of the delegation for the Congress’ recent passage of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which is awaiting the President’s signature. The legislation calls on President Obama to provide lethal and non-lethal aid to the government of Ukraine and imposes additional economic sanctions on various sectors of the Russian economy.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Russia’s aggressive actions and continued interference in Ukraine are unacceptable but despite the ongoing conflict we saw a hopeful, unified Ukraine. We saw a country that is working hard to make changes that will ensure a brighter future, including the election of a new parliament and the appointment of new cabinet ministers.
“Today’s meeting between our congressional delegation and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk highlights the importance of the United States’ relationship with Ukraine. Our message to Prime Minister Yatsenyuk was simple: the American people stand with the people of Ukraine.”
bipartisan congressional delegation to Ukraine to meet with Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Traveling with Chairman Goodlatte were Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), Representative Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas), Representative Tom Marino (R-Pa.), Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee Ranking Member Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), Representative Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee Ranking Member Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Representative Steve King (R-Iowa), and Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).In the meeting with Prime Minister Yatsenyuk, who was recently reappointed Prime Minister, the delegation discussed Vladimir Putin’s occupation of eastern Ukraine. Prime Minister Yatsenyuk updated the delegation on the Ukrainian troops who are fighting the Russians and Russian-backed separatists, the Ukrainian people who are being displaced by Russia’s actions, and the chilling effect the ongoing conflict is having on the Ukrainian economy.
Prime Minister Yatsenyuk expressed appreciation to the members of the delegation for the Congress’ recent passage of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, which is awaiting the President’s signature. The legislation calls on President Obama to provide lethal and non-lethal aid to the government of Ukraine and imposes additional economic sanctions on various sectors of the Russian economy.
Chairman Goodlatte: “Russia’s aggressive actions and continued interference in Ukraine are unacceptable but despite the ongoing conflict we saw a hopeful, unified Ukraine. We saw a country that is working hard to make changes that will ensure a brighter future, including the election of a new parliament and the appointment of new cabinet ministers.
“Today’s meeting between our congressional delegation and Prime Minister Yatsenyuk highlights the importance of the United States’ relationship with Ukraine. Our message to Prime Minister Yatsenyuk was simple: the American people stand with the people of Ukraine.”