02.17.22

Durbin To Join Congressional Delegation To Munich Security Conference

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will join Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and 12 of his Senate colleagues in a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to this weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC) amid increased Russian aggression and interference in western democracies.  The MSC is widely considered the world’s leading forum for international security policy.  The conference is a “marketplace of ideas” where initiatives and solutions are developed and opinions are exchanged.  It also provides a venue for diplomatic initiatives and ideas to cooperatively address the world’s most pressing security concerns.

 

“Eastern Europe and the transatlantic alliance are at an important moment in their history.  We must support our allies who face ongoing Russian cyberattacks, propaganda, military intimidation, and even invasion in the case of Ukraine,” Durbin said.  “This weekend’s discussions will focus on concerns with the Russian threat towards Ukraine and European security, and the need for transatlantic unity on defense cooperation.  The Baltic States, Poland, Ukraine, and others in the region have friends in Congress and around the world, and together we will continue to stand with them.”

 

Along with Durbin, Graham, and Whitehouse, U.S. Senators attending attend this weekend’s Munich Security Conference include: Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Mark Warner (D-VA), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Coons (D-DE), Rob Portman (R-OH), Chris Murphy (D-CT), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

 

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