Rep. Calvert Statement on Being Sanctioned by Russia

Today, Congressman Ken Calvert (CA-42) issued the following statement after being included, along with other members of Congress, on a sanctions list by Russia:

"My support for liberty and the defense of the inalienable rights I believe all people possess will not be shaken by sanctions imposed on me by an evil dictator. Vladimir Putin has misread the resolve and strength of the Ukrainian people, and the rallying of the West to support them, because he fundamentally fails to comprehend the reality that free people will never submit to an oppressor. He has also misjudged me and my Congressional colleagues greatly if he thinks these sanctions are worth anything more than the paper they are printed on."

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