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202-225-2371
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Priority Bill Status
Ukraine Voting Record
Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022
Emergency supplemental appropriations providing $61B in Ukraine assistance
National Defense Authorization Act with Ukraine security assistance provisions
About
Elected: 2022 (2nd term)
- Background: Former AFSCME union political director, former deputy director of the Illinois Office of Management and Budget
- District: Central Illinois including Springfield, Decatur, Champaign, Urbana
- Ukrainian American community: Small but present in Champaign-Urbana and Springfield
- Family / heritage: Illinois native, labor union background
Bio Nikki Budzinski is a sophomore Democrat who brings a labor and budget background. She represents central Illinois, a district with agricultural and university communities.
Ukraine Record
- Voted yes on every Ukraine aid package in her first term.
- No headline Ukraine presence but reliably aligned.
- Agriculture Committee seat gives her a Ukraine-relevant voice on grain and food policy.
Advocacy Insight
- Ask them to: Use her Agriculture Committee seat to highlight how the war in Ukraine disrupted global grain markets, support the REPO Act (H.R. 5835), and sign onto the Ukrainian Adjustment Act (H.R. 3104).
- Why it works with them: Agricultural markets and labor stability are her strong suits. Framing Ukraine as a grain and food security issue fits her committee and her district's interests.
- Your connection: If you are in Springfield, Decatur, or Champaign-Urbana, tell her Illinois farmers have a direct stake in ending the war and Ukrainian-American families need her voice.
- Avoid: Don't lead with pure defense framing. Lead with agriculture, grain, and food security.
Without this bill, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who fled the war and built lives in the U.S. face deportation back to an active war zone. This is the single most urgent protection for Ukrainians in America.
More Details →Capitol Switchboard
202-224-3121
Hi, my name is [YOUR NAME], a constituent from [YOUR CITY/ZIP]. I'm calling to urge Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] to cosponsor H.R. 3104, the Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2025. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fled Russia's invasion and are now living in the U.S. on temporary status. They cannot safely return to an active war zone. H.R. 3104 gives them a path to permanent residency. It's bipartisan, it's targeted, and it's the right thing to do. Will Representative [REPRESENTATIVE'S NAME] cosponsor H.R. 3104? Thank you.
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