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Iowa and Illinois elected officials strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and several called for sanctions and for democratic nations to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the invasion.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois

On a call with reporters, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in response to a question of whether sanctions announced by President Biden earlier on Thursday go far enough, that he'd "like to see more, and I don't think this is the end of our sanctions regime."

Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota elected officials strongly condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and several called for sanctions and for democratic nations to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for the invasion.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Thursday vowed a “united and decisive” wave of sanctions against Russia after the country’s leaders ordered a military assault on Ukraine.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., announced on Tuesday that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, March 1.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on March 1. 

Senate and House Majority Leaders, Sen. Mitch McConnel R-Ky. and Rep. Kevin McCarthy R-Calif. Announced the decision on Tuesday. They said Reynolds’ leadership in Iowa has made her a leader in the Republican Party. 

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address next week, the top party leaders in the House and Senate announced Tuesday.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) cited Reynolds’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and signing of a law that prohibits schools from teaching critical race theory examining the legacy of slavery in American society.