WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) issued the following statement:

“We should all be concerned about the Russian convoy heading toward Kyiv. And give Ukraine the tools to destroy it. Today I’m asking the Biden Administration to consider transferring additional military systems to Ukraine such as A-10 aircraft to counter Putin's armored assault.,” said Houlahan. “There is widespread agreement that providing direct air support puts us at war with Russia, but we can provide aircraft as Zelensky has asked. This requires solving for trained pilots, crew and mechanics among other complexities. But time is not on our side. All options must be aggressively and creatively considered and on the table.”

Houlahan is an Air Force veteran, an engineer, a serial entrepreneur, an educator and a nonprofit leader. She represents Pennsylvania’s 6th Congressional District, which encompasses Chester County and southern Berks County. She serves on the House Armed Services Committee, the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Small Business Committee. She is the recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Abraham Lincoln Leadership for America Award which “recognizes members who demonstrate the bipartisan leadership and constructive governing necessary to move our country forward.”

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