ms. kaptur, four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from ohio is recognized for four minutes. ms. kaptur: i want to thank ranking member engel of new york for his great leadership and chairman smith of new jersey for bringing this vitally important resolution up tonight and i rise to express my support for house resolution 447. supporting the courageous democratic aspirations of the people of ukraine. i want to thank on a bipartisan basis congressman gerlach of pennsylvania for his co-chairmanship of our ukrainian caucus and we all stand in solidarity with the people of ukraine. the people of ukraine have the human right to choose their own future, free of intimidation and fear. what courage it took for these interfaith religious leaders to stand with their religious symbols, icons, and crosses and other religious garb along with their leaders, with their backs to the barricades, protecting the students as they faced the police. over the past few months, the world has stood witness as ukrainians

ms. kaptur, for five minutes. ms. kaptur: i rise today in opposition to the further outsourcing of american jobs through more unfair trade agreements. the administration, this administration, is currently working on the next executive branch job life killing, so-called free trade agreement, transpacific partnership or t.p.p. the contents of this agreement have been kept secret from the american people and members of congress and of course, the general public wherever they might live. the administration is using the same old failed trade model called fast track to negotiate, which means that whatever they negotiate we don't get to see and then bring it up here, tie our hands and bring it up in one lump-sum vote and no amendments allowed and usually do it in a lame duck session afflecks and just try to ram it through, usually late in the evening and since fast track was first used, the united states has accumulated red ink, trade deficits, more imports coming in than exports going out for nearly three decades. we accumul

ms. kaptur: this weekend, we watched the close of the games in sochi, russia. our nation distinguished itself. but next door in the nation of ukraine, another olympic struggle was going on, as tens of thousands of young people, the future of that country of ukraine, rose in peaceful assembly and achieved their goal of removing corrupt leadership and of offering the hope that life in ukraine could be better for all. may i encourage the leaders of ukraine's parliament to -- of ukraine's parliament to rise to this occasion, to embrace all of that great country, to keep the peace, to move forward democratic reform, so that the full potential of that remarkable place on this earth, can be reached for the first time in modern history. may ukraine extend west and south and east and north. her power is yet to be fully realized and we congratulate those who are moving toward peaceful progress in that nation. may god go with you. i yield back my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek r

ms. kaptur: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, i stand before you today to pay tribute o an american hero, mr. george sejavich who experienced firsthand the violence in key eve while peacefully standing in solidarity with the people of ukraine. an estream broadcaster, retired, for the voice of america, originally from chicago. he was one of many journalist who is experienced the ruthless violence first hand when he was beaten by police forces. the attack left him bleeding in the street, surrounded by the shreds of the helmet that he had worn for protection, a motorcycle helmet, shattered by the beating. he was hospitalized after having suffered serious injuries. i commend him for his fortitude and continued resolve in standing for freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of press. the fundamentals of an open society. i urge our president to swiftly impose targeted financial and travel sanctions on any ukranian go