Chrissy Houlahan tweeted the following:
"This is personal for me, too. My father was born in what is now Ukraine before fleeing during WWII, and he later served in the navy flying patrol planes to search for Russian submarines. When I was personally sanctioned by Russia, it was a point of pride for me and my family."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Chrissy Houlahan:
"All 30 NATO member countries have to vote yes for Sweden and Finland to be admitted, and I am hopeful that the seven still left to do so, will.I look forward to continuing to defend democracy and support Ukraine with Sweden and Finland at our side."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I traveled in January to NATO headquarters in Brussels and then to Kyiv, Ukraine, to meet with senior Ukrainian officials to discuss their national security and express our support for their sovereignty."Read on Twitter
"I also represented the U.S. government on a trip to Helsinki, Finland in June. We discussed a number of issues, among them Finlands potential NATO accession. I am glad that those discussions are becoming a reality."Read on Twitter