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HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS

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On 2026-04-20, Representative Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) delivered a floor speech titled "HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS" in the House. The speech addressed foreign policy and also covered Ukraine.

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HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H2984] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the victory in the fight for liberty on the continent of Europe, our closest tested allies. Earlier this month, the people of Hungary voted in record numbers to end the repressive rule of its former Russia-leaning Prime Minister. As co-chair of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus, I cheered with Hungarian Americans and just was thrilled at the victory of liberty in Hungary in the person of its new Prime Minister Peter Magyar. For 16 years, Hungarians endured a cadre of kleptocrats that plundered their country and sold it out to the interests of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Shocking tapes reveal how Orban's top officials plotted with Russia to undermine neighboring Ukraine and the rest of Europe and even help the Ayatollah in Iran. The former Prime Minister's betrayal of the Hungarian people and the NATO Alliance is why Congressman Don Bacon and I introduced the BLOCK PUTIN Act to hold these corrupt officials accountable. Thank God the people of good will won in Hungary. When Soviet Russia invaded the beautiful country in 1956, it took decades before they got a victory for democracy. You have friends in America, our dear, dear friends in Hungary. We love liberty, too. Bravo. Onward. ____________________

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HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 69 (Monday, April 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H2984] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] HUNGARIAN ELECTIONS (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.) Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the victory in the fight for liberty on the continent of Europe, our closest tested allies. Earlier this month, the people of Hungary voted in record numbers to end the repressive rule of its former Russia-leaning Prime Minister. As co-chair of the Congressional Hungarian Caucus, I cheered with Hungarian Americans and just was thrilled at the victory of liberty in Hungary in the person of its new Prime Minister Peter Magyar. For 16 years, Hungarians endured a cadre of kleptocrats that plundered their country and sold it out to the interests of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. Shocking tapes reveal how Orban's top officials plotted with Russia to undermine neighboring Ukraine and the rest of Europe and even help the Ayatollah in Iran. The former Prime Minister's betrayal of the Hungarian people and the NATO Alliance is why Congressman Don Bacon and I introduced the BLOCK PUTIN Act to hold these corrupt officials accountable. Thank God the people of good will won in Hungary. When Soviet Russia invaded the beautiful country in 1956, it took decades before they got a victory for democracy. You have friends in America, our dear, dear friends in Hungary. We love liberty, too. Bravo. Onward. ____________________