Друзі ось пояснення щодо закону від Ореста Дейчаківського , багаторічного лоббіста і відданого друга Украіни . Украінця з великої букви: Yesterday was an extremely significant day for Ukraine in the US Congress. Below you will find the final version of S. 2828 – the Sens. Menendez and Corker bill (with Helsinki Commission Chair Sen. Ben Cardin and Sen. Ed Markey as the original cosponsors). It differs a bit from the introduced version because compromises had to be made in order to ensure Senate passage yesterday early afternoon. That’s just the nature of the legislative process. It’s still an extremely important bill. Also, late last night, S. 2828 passed the House as H.R. 5859, a Reps. Gerlach and Kaptur bill. The House bill is exactly the same as S. 2828 as passed yesterday afternoon, so don’t worry about why bill numbers are different etc. – these are technical/procedural matters; not substantive. One final note –throughout more than three decades of my professional work, I have occasionally seen strong advocacy efforts on behalf of various Ukraine-related legislation, but never have I seen such intense, concentrated advocacy by the Ukrainian-American community and other numerous friends of Ukraine as yesterday afternoon and evening to ensure House passage of S. 2828. Kudos! Now the bill goes to the President. (And also keep in mind that with yesterday’s passage of the overall spending bill, Ukraine receives significant funding for various programs to help counter Russian aggression and to strengthen its economy and democracy.)
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 15:33:14 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015