Reps. Brown, Ryan, Kaptur, Beatty, Sen. Brown Notify Federal Agencies of Ohio’s Readiness to Accept Ukrainian Refugees

WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) joined Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Representatives Tim Ryan (OH-13), Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and Joyce Beatty (OH-02) in sending a letter to the U.S. Departments of State, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, notifying them of Ohio’s readiness to accept Ukrainian refugees fleeing Vladimir Putin’s brutal attack on their country.

“We write in support of the Administration’s recent announcement to welcome to the United States as many as 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian aggression and provide additional funding towards humanitarian assistance to people affected by Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine. We stand ready to work with you and Governor DeWine to welcome Ukrainian refugees to Ohio, which is already home to a large community of Ukrainian-Americans,” wrote the lawmakers.

In the recently passed government spending package, the lawmakers helped secure more than $4 billion to address the dire humanitarian needs of the hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled Ukraine or have been displaced within Ukraine.

• $2.65 billion through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s International Disaster Assistance program to provide emergency food assistance, health care, and other urgent support.
• $1.4 billion for Migration and Refugee Assistance to support refugees fleeing Ukraine.

To see a full copy of the letter, click here.

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