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TLD Co-Chairs Costa and Sikorski on the Passing of President of the European Parliament David Sassoli

January 11, 2022

(WASHINGTON DC) - Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue Co-Chairs Costa and Sikorski released the following statement on the passing of President of the European Parliament David Sassoli.

"We're deeply saddened to learn of the passing of European Parliament President David Sassoli. President Sassoli was a leader of conviction and principle. He was a stalwart defender of the shared European and American values of human dignity, democracy, and cooperation.

Our thoughts are with his family during this time of grief."

Co-Chair Costa

California's 16th Congressional District

Co-Chair Radosław Sikorski

Member of the European Parliament for Poland