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Delegate Long urges committee to back resolution condemning forced transfer of Ukrainian children
Summary
Delegate Long told the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee that House Joint Resolution 10 calls attention to the verified forced transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children, citing figures from Ukraine’s Ministry of Justice and United Nations findings, and asked for a favorable report; the committee took no vote on the resolution at the hearing.
Delegate Richard Long urged the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee to issue a favorable report on House Joint Resolution 10, which he said documents the abduction and forced transfer of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation.
Long framed the resolution as a moral imperative, telling the committee: "This is not a foreign policy issue. This is a moral issue." He summarized numbers he said were verified by Ukrainian authorities, saying "nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children have been forcibly deported or transferred with 19,915 cases…
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