A majority of House Republicans voted against sending more than $60 billion to Ukraine. But it passed anyway, and it now heads to the Senate.
The House passed a more than $60 billion bill that provides more military aid to Ukraine.
It's part of a larger foreign aid package that's likely to pass the Senate and be signed into law.
112 Republicans voted it against — the most ever, and a majority of the GOP conference.
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Saturday's vote marked the first time the House had approved billions of dollars in Ukraine aid since December 2022, when Democrats still controlled the chamber.
In the two years since Russia's invasion, opposition to aiding Ukraine has grown from a fringe position to a majority view among House GOP lawmakers. Many argue the money should be spent domestically or that policy changes at the US-Mexico border should take precedence.
Hey, Republicans, do y'all remember Red Dawn? Those two movies you made about The USSR and Russia being the ultimate evil enemy that was going to invade and must be stopped? You do? Good.
My real question is, why in the name of all that is Murican, ARE YOU ACTIVELY HELPING RUSSIA WITH THEIR ILLEGAL AND UNPROVOKED INVASION‽‽‽
The fact that the only Nays were Republicans speaks volumes. The Republican party has been compromised by Russia, it's the only explanation that makes sense.
112 Government of Putin representatives and fully funded by the fucking Muscovites. Every single one of those asswipes, along with the MAGATs, should join their comrades on the front to receive a special greeting from NATO and Ukrainian shrapnel. Fuck them and in this case, the French should have never helped the Americans during their fight against the Red Coats.
I know this isn't why they voted against it, but the mass surveillance / censorship bill tacked onto this that's vainly disguised as a TikTok ban is pretty scary.
Good for Speaker Johnson. It was a mistake for the far right to support him. He's an evangelical, but he's also a true believer, rather than a grifter. When fully briefed on the intelligence, he ultimately chose to do the right thing.
Ominous budget bills should be illegal. Why should the have to vote to help Ukraine and also send billions to a known terrorist organisation known by the name of Isreal
Is this supposed to be some kind of public shaming?
It's not as if there weren't any reasons not to issue a blank check to Ukraine.
A comprehensible way to view this war is:
One corrupt shit-hole country, formerly part of the Soviet Unions has attacked another corrupt shit-hole country, formerly part of the Soviet Union.
I am German and I am happy with giving the Ukraine plenty of funds and other means in order for enabling them to stop Russia expending in my general direction. I don't really see that much benefit for the US so. But thanks, every US dollar spent is about 1€ less we have to spend. Go for it.
Good. Amazing how people are suffering here but we always have the money for foreign countries. Next time they say how can we fund Healthcare, homelessness or some program designed to help us people remember this.