WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, delivered the following remarks at the subcommittee's hearing on the abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian Federation.
"The systematic abduction of Ukrainian children by the Russian government is a horrific tragedy for the thousands of families victimized by Putin. But it's also an issue of global concern. Here in the Senate, colleagues on both sides of the aisle have been working to support efforts to track and return children and hold perpetrators accountable," said Senator Schatz.
Schatz continued, "But I want to be p...