On Saturday the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives (cite) voted to pass a $95 billion aid package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Notably absent was any “aid” for securing our southern border from the foreign invasion taking place there.
WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday with broad bipartisan support passed a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from Republican hardliners.
The legislation now proceeds to the Democratic-majority Senate, which passed a similar measure more than two months ago. U.S. leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell had been urging embattled Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote.
The Senate is set to begin considering the House-passed bill on Tuesday, with some preliminary votes that afternoon. Final passage was expected sometime next week, which would clear the way for Biden to sign it into law.
The bills provide $60.84 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine, including $23 billion to replenish U.S. weapons, stocks and facilities; $26 billion for Israel, including $9.1 billion for humanitarian needs, and $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan.
On top of loading even more debt onto the backs of the American middle class, the Democrats showed how craven and insular they are by waving the Ukrainian national flag while cheering and chanting, “Ukraine! Ukraine! Ukraine!” on the U.S. House floor.
Disgusting.
The only thing I disagree with Clay Travis about is that “our taxpayer money” doesn’t exist; it will have to be printed, just like all the other multi-billion dollar grifts they’ve passed into law. Apparently inflation is here to stay.
The vote was 311-112 with “only” 101 Republicans in support. 101 traitors to the American experiment. Democrats don’t count because we already know they are anti-American.
Marjorie Taylor Green (MTG) sponsored an amendment to the bill that would immediately defund it. Needless to say, it was voted down. But she made her point.
This is your government “at work.” They sit around on their fat butts coming up with ludicrous spending ideas, stand up and make stupid and emotional arguments in favor of the spending—unsupported by facts—then vote to spend that money they don’t have because it doesn’t have any affect on them or their families, even though it will eventually have to be paid by you and your family, and that money they voted to give away eventually makes its way into their pockets or the pockets of their benefactors.
And to think that the Boston Tea Party in 1773 was sparked by a tax of 3 pennies on every pound of tea. We literally need a modern-day Samuel Adams to lead a new Sons of Liberty movement.
Good morning Dave, the one thing that I go back to every time these useless politicians go against the wishes of the people, is that eventually everyone will be affected by these policies. If not them, then their family or maybe I’m too naive to believe that. I sure don’t want anyone to get hurt, but until their families come face to face with the terrorists crossing the border, nothing will happen.
Thank you for your work Dave! I most often agree with you but here I strongly disagree. Foreign aid is 1% of our budget and the world is in the middle of two hot wars so I don’t think this is about fiscal responsibility. The world is becoming increasingly dangerous as America pulls back from its position of leadership. President Trump spoke as an isolationist but he governed strongly to address global issues impacting the US with strength and action.
Hi Dan … of course I welcome different perspectives and I appreciate you speaking up! I’m not going to go through all the reasons I oppose funding this war (I’m sure you’ve picked up on some of them) but I’d ask “What budget?” and note that Trump didn’t start any new wars or support any new wars while he was in office. In fact, Putin respected Trump so much that he didn’t move any further on Ukraine until Joey Sock Puppet was installed. I definitely don’t see funding the war in Ukraine as “American leadership.” Thanks for reading and commenting! Dave