There was a time when Rep. Andy Harris would brag about being Co-Chair of the Ukrainian Caucus in Congress.
There was a time, too, many times in fact, when Harris would wax poetic about his mother, describing her as an “Ukrainian immigrant who fled Soviet tyranny.”
There was a time when Harris supported providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, continuing financial aid to Ukraine, and granting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to all Ukrainian citizens in the US.
That time has passed.
Today Harris supports removing TPS from everyone—to please Donald Trump.
Today Harris questions providing any further aid to Ukraine—to please Donald Trump.
Today Harris supports rewarding the Russian invasion by giving Putin Ukrainian land—to please Donald Trump.
Today Harris betrays his mother by acquiescing to the very Russian tyranny she fled—all to please Donald Trump.
Harris is a moral coward, and the people of Maryland’s First District deserve better.
Now is the time for Harris to try pleasing the people of his district rather than pleasing Donald Trump.
Slava Ukraini!
James N. Sicks
Cambridge
Great letter, Jim! You have Andy pegged – he has no real principles but just blows with the wind. As for representing his constituents, this is a guy who has only enacted ONE bill the entire fourteen years he’s been living on our dime, and that was to rename a post office.
You have a link to Harris’s 2014 statement. However, much more recently is a press release from his office in March 2022 where he said: “I remain steadfastly supportive of Ukraine in the face of this illegal, immoral, and unprovoked Russian invasion, and I fully support the continued provision of lethal military aid to the country, enabling them to defend their sovereign territory. I, like the rest of the Western world, am inspired by the Ukrainian s’ courage and willingness to defend their liberty even in the face of overwhelming odds. As a Member of Congress, Co-Chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus and the son of a Ukrainian immigrant who fled Soviet tyranny, I will continue to support them in the fight for freedom and self-determination “
You nailed it. Harris is a useless representative of everyday Americans as well as Ukrainia s