Posted on 05/12/2022 7:11:39 PM PDT by RandFan
The top Democrat and Republican in the US Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40bn in aid for Ukraine, only to be stymied by a single Republican lawmaker: the Kentucky libertarian Rand Paul.
Faced with the prospect of an extended delay for the package that passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the Senate majority leader, Chuck Schumer, and his Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell, sought to move forward on the aid package only to be blocked by Paul, a fiscal hawk who objects to the amount of spending proposed.
The stalemate delayed passage of the measure into next week.
The Senate has scheduled an initial procedural vote on the bill for late Monday afternoon.
It was unclear whether that vote would then speed passage of the Ukraine aid. Alternatively, passage could come around the middle of next week if any senator wants to force a series of legislative steps before a final vote.
As the Ukraine aid bill became caught in the Senate’s procedural gears, Schumer pleaded for fast action: “The package is ready to go, the vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it.”
He added: “If Senator Paul persists in his reckless demands … all he will accomplish is to single-handedly delay desperately needed Ukraine aid.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Go Rand! Wish that I could vote for you!!
Reckless? Who is being reckless? We should not give $40bn to Ukraine, while Americans suffer here at home.
Singlehandedly? Do they need 100 senators voting for it?
Well done. A voice of reason while the rest of the lemmings go running over the cliff.
Huge kudos to RP for this !
And yet the corrupt bastards wonder why they are so utterly loathed . . .
“Senator Rand Paul single-handedly holds up $40bn US aid for Ukraine”
TOTAL STUD!
Only one person willing to stop the madness? 🤪
My 3rd US Senator
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Rand Paul. About the only Republican Senator that’s worth a damn. He’d make a decent VP for Trump.
My Bill Hagerty (TN) just told Laura that hes voting No also ...
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He should be praised for taking such a stand with the vermin around him.
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And tell the Public how much Senile Joe has spent per day in office.
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They probably sought passage by unanimous consent. A single senator can object and force it to a floor vote.
Nice to know there is one honest man in the US senate....
Hey that’s great news. Hagerty is turning into is quite a surprise I thought he would go RINO when he was elected but I was wrong.
Way to go Rand.......
Nancy anted up 40 BILLION of your money for Zelensky and company.
40 thousand.. million dollar checks ... goes a long way in buying votes and allegiance in this bastion of Democracy.
Sheesssh......
Rand Paul is a hero. He is one of the very few “America First”;members of Congress.
Thank you, Dr. Paul!
Sweet! Let’s divert it to the border! Our border!
There are others but you can count then on one hand...
God bless Rand Paul AGAIN!
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