US congressman Brendan Boyle said he supported the Georgia Support Act in the House of Representatives “to reaffirm and strengthen the US-Georgia partnership”.
Congressman Boyle also said that passing the Georgia Support Act shows the US’ support for Georgia’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, as well as for its democratic development, Euro-Atlantic integration and peaceful conflict resolution in two Russian occupied regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Many Georgian-Americans call Philadelphia their home and they make enormous contributions to our city in all fields, ranging from the arts to academics to entrepreneurship”, Boyle wrote on his official Facebook page yesterday, adding that he is “proud to represent them in Congress”.
The US House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Georgia Support Act on October 22. After the bill is also passed by the Senate, it will need to be signed by President Donald Trump in order to be officially enacted.
Rep. @GerryConnolly’s Georgia Support Act was just passed by the full House! This bill will help our friends in the Republic of Georgia defend themselves against Putin’s aggression.https://t.co/tgDn0LyLUN pic.twitter.com/GkDtMRqqA9
— House Foreign Affairs Committee (@HouseForeign) October 22, 2019
In his speech at the House of Representatives, Congressman Boyle called the US-Georgia partnership “vital” and their relationship - “strategically important” in “a critical part of the world”, urging his colleagues to also support the bill.
He then underscored that in 2008, Georgia was “invaded” by Russia and now the Kremlin “continues to attack: the country "through subversive disinformation campaigns and cyberattacks”.
Boyle said, this bill provides Georgia “with assistance to combat this threat and support its democratic institutions”.