mayor shaped prospects height, building a home with his wife and raising their two children, son, nick jr., and daughter, rebecca. through his work, he literally built both prospects heights and chicago with the career and a passion for real estate. he was recognized as chicago's certified property manager of the year. one of my favorite memories was joining him for the fourth of july parade in the parade marshall call. over the course of the route, i got to see firsthand his passion for his community, his love of his constituents, and the mutual love they shared for him. mayor helmer leaves a huge hole in prospects heights and a hole in all of our hearts. he will be sorely missed. may his memory be a blessing. mr. speaker, i rise to affirm congress' resolute support for ukraine and the ukrainian people in their defense of the unprovoked, unlawful russian invasion. . the world will hold putin accountable for the invasion and his actions. he is solely responsible for its war, devastation, the senseless deaths of thousands of ukrainian forces and civilians. and the forced migration of milli