,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ad1 #bjac  
,ms4 ,kaptur submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs         
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
establishment and full funding of a     
staff exchange program between the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,parliament of ,ukraine1 the ,verkhovna 
,rada1 as soon as possible4  ,whereas   
supporters of democracy worldwide       
recognize the valor of the people of    
,ukraine in seeking to advance          
democratic governance in their country2 
,whereas the role of the ,parliament of 
,ukraine1 the ,verkhovna ,rada1 is      
essential to ensuring democratic        
governance and a balance of power among 
the branches of the ,government of      
,ukraine2 ,whereas the people of the    
,united ,states affirm the positive role
 being played by the ,parliament of     
,ukraine in averting a constitutional   

crisis in that transitional republic2   
,whereas1 on ,november #cj1 #aiii1 the  
,speaker of the ,house of               
,representatives signed an agreement    
with the leaders of the ,parliament of  
,ukraine to establish an                
interparliamentary exchange program     
between the two legislative bodies2     
,whereas ,members of the ,house of      
,representatives and the ,parliament of 
,ukraine have already participated in   
video teleconferences as part of this   
agreement2 and ,whereas the ,house of   
,representatives has commended these    
historic efforts and expressed its      
desire and willingness to build on the  
success of this agreement3 ,now1        
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives supports the           
establishment and full funding of a     
staff exchange program between the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,parliament of ,ukraine1 the ,verkhovna 
,rada1 as soon as possible4