Senate cleared a critical hurdle toward passing a $95 billion national security-focused bill aimed at fortifying Ukraine, Israel and other allies, voting to move to debate an issue that has divided Republicans for months.
Weapons funding for Ukraine now tops $110 Billion amid growing skepticism among conservatives about the growing price tag, which already tops more than $110 billion.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) voted against to protest the funds for Israel.
Republicans voted “no” in part reflecting opposition to further funding Ukraine and in part because some wanted to relitigate a fight over illegal immigration that has been entangled with the foreign-aid package for months.
Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa), a member of GOP leadership, said she would like to support the borderless supplemental but wanted to make sure the funding for Ukraine was heavy on weapons and light on humanitarian assistance. “I’m all about weapons, not welfare,” she said she said a day before the vote.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), a foreign-policy hawk, also voted against the measure, saying that “many Republicans, including me, believe we must do all we can within reason to secure our border before we can help other countries.”
@RightWingEvaLibertarian4mos4MO
An easy way to see that Ukraine funding is a gigantic scam:
If Ukrainian victory was truly existential for European security then the other European countries would be bankrupting themselves to help them
They're not because it doesn't actually matter much to them or us.
It is a common talking point that European aid has surpassed US aid to Ukraine.
This is bull **** because it combines future "commitments" with the least critical type of aid (humanitarian, financial), In terms of guns and bullets.
Euro defenders: yes but many European countries have spent more % GDP!!!!
This again is laughable. Take Lithuania, which has a GDP of 66 billion. This is less than the individual GDP of 46 US States! In absolute terms they are literally irrelevant and surpassed by South Dakota
@Equ4l1tyEagleLibertarian4mos4MO
If Ukrainian victory was truly existential and Russia was such a great threat, it wouldn't be a proxy war and every involved nation would be sending soldiers.
Instead, unquestioningly believing whatever their government tells them is the only thing people digest these days.
@RedistrictingHannahDemocrat4mos4MO
I don't need a government to tell me whats going on in Ukraine is wrong
Any morally sufficient person who saw the 150 000+ troops surround Ukraine with their tanks and missiles aimed at civilians in villages and cities, those who saw Bucha and Mariupol, know russia is wrong.
@Equ4l1tyEagleLibertarian4mos4MO
Do you feel the same way about Ukraine shelling citizens in the Donbas for almost 10 years?
Or have any comment on the 8 year civil war at large that resulted from the 2014 coup of the government that split Ukraine?
Or how any of that requires US funding?
@RedistrictingHannahDemocrat4mos4MO
Those are lies. Both Prigozhin and Girkin have even both said so. Prigozhin said russia started the 2014 coup, girkin personally took responsibility for it.
For Donbas, just look at satellite pictures from before 2022, compared to now. Everyone knows that's a lie also
If the border was truly existentially important, the republicans or even the dems would have closed it under any of their previous administrations.
“They're not because it doesn't actually matter.”
The way this process unfolded—secret negotiation for months, weak border policy, abandonment of the border for Ukraine immediately—confirms every worst fear our voters have about Washington.
A vote to fund Ukraine today is a middle finger to voters.
@ObsessedEqu4lityRepublican4mos4MO
The first “border bill” allocated 3x more money to protect Ukraine’s border than our own. Now that failed, so they’re trying to push the same funding bill for Ukraine to while allocating ZERO to protect our border - which reveals what the whole game was about the 1st time anyway.
@W3lfarePenguinConstitution4mos4MO
The Ukraine grift needs to end!
@P0l1t1calButterflyUnity4mos4MO
How can anyone vote to help stop the invasion of another country until they first do something REAL to stop the invasion of America?
@R1ghtWingPepperLibertarian4mos4MO
This bill sends the message to Americans that their elected officials don't care about them. I've never met anyone who says, “fix the border of Ukraine before you fix our border.”
@9JSX75R 4mos4MO
I think we need to do more than just send money, I think we need to put an end to the perpetrators, even if that means all-out war. It would be better to get rid of them now than allow them to continue to reign terror.
@9JSSNBF4mos4MO
I think that it is a lot of money that have half go to funding solutions to national problems.
@9JSS2CZ4mos4MO
Fund both of them especially Israel.
@9JSRLX64mos4MO
We are in so much debt, and now trying to solve issues in other countries.
@9JSRHQ74mos4MO
US should prevent spread of terrorism and do not allow terrorist states to invade other countries
@9JSRGYM4mos4MO
I believe it’s fair enough to fund Ukraine but we also need to take care of our people first before helping others. We are no good helping others first before helping ourselves.
because if true, it means we violated international and national law to provide aid to Israel to commit genocide.
@9JSQZCDRepublican4mos4MO
Stop giving so much foreign aid. I get taxed like a mother **** er as it is already.
@9JSQKVHWorking Family4mos4MO
We should not focus on funding war but focus on making America better for all American citizens.
@9JSPT5Q4mos4MO
We're already trillions of dollars in debt, why are we wasting money on other countries instead of putting that money into improving our own?
@9JSN33D 4mos4MO
Stop funding Ukraine !!! We have more pressing issues domestically !!!
The last time I checked this was the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Not the the United Bank of Ukraine
My opinion on the senates funding for Israel is that I cant believe they are sending money to a place that is holding people hostage from Palestine and giving them the upper hand in a situation like that.
i think it is a great support, and we should do more
@9JSLQ3H4mos4MO
Spend more in the US and stop raising the national debt for issues that don't directly effect us.
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