Posted on 05/15/2022 10:20:55 AM PDT by Kaslin
On Wednesday, the House passed the $40-plus billion for Ukraine bill. In a separate article, I reviewed what is covered in H.R. 7691, the $40 billion for Ukraine bill. Senator Rand Paul (R- Accountability Czar) has delayed a final vote on the bill at least until sometime next week. So…what happened? It’s a little complicated but, when you understand the procedure, you can see what a service Rand Paul is performing for Americans.
On Thursday, several things happened in the Senate regarding the funding bill. Senator John Kennedy (R. LA) put forward a second bill to appoint an Inspector General and Sen. Paul proposed a similar amendment. Schumer proposed that the Senate consider and vote on S. 4190, Senator Kennedy’s bill requiring Ukraine oversight. He also proposed considering and voting on Senator Paul’s amendment. Finally, he proposed that the bill be passed and any motions to reconsider be tabled.
Senator Paul followed with an impassioned plea (video here) that the Senate discuss the bill. He provided perspective on the total of $60 billion in funding provided to Ukraine since 2014. Paul asked Schumer to simply incorporate his amendment into the bill, then vote on it. It is a short speech worth watching:
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Ukraine is more important than saving our own country to the people stuck in the Cold War.
$60 billion divided by 330 million Americans. that’s $180 for every man, woman, and child. Family of 4 pays $720. It soon becomes a family of 3.
Add the cost of 450,000 illegal aliens coming in every month and soon we don’t have a country.
The slippery eels in congress don’t want to be on the record for anything.
This bill is pure corruption. For example, it promises $billions to unspecified NGOs to aid in refugee resettlement. $billions to broad federal agencies and programs in the USA, having almost nothing to do with Ukraine.
Its just more leftist “walking around money.”
They have to get the money to resettle the 3+ million that they will let in this year somewhere......
The two are not mutually exclusive....
There absolutely should be an IG to monitor this money. I personally have much less of a problem with military aid than just shovelling money at civilians.
It’s the same people who won’t stop the invasion of the USA that are for us being involved in Ukraine.
This is another give away and Kickbacks for Cronies.
We saw you going over there to get your cut, Mitch.
Partial breakdown of cash:
Unknown amount to CIA.
54 million in covid spending for Ukraine
900 million for non profits in Ukraine
8.7 billion for economic support in Ukraine
No, it isn’t. There are plenty of people who are in favor of both supporting Ukraine and protecting our southern border. The majority of Republicans in both houses of Congress, for example.
Trump’s wall was projected to cost somewhere in the $20 billion range, and they fought it tooth and nail with a decent economy. Now with the economy collapsing, the ‘supply chain’ fraying at the seams, and with more and more illegals pouring in, they want to just cut a check on the U.S. taxpayer’s backs for two Trump walls for ‘humanitarian effort’ to a foreign nation in western Asia.
Not ONE dime for Trump’s wall approved by Paul RYNO or #itch McConnell, but $40 billion for Ukraine! NO QUESTIONS ASKED!
LOL!
The majority of Republican is the House and Senate opposed Trump securing the border.
We would have a completed fence if they had given him the money in 2017.
Of course they should all be on record because when it goes bad, and it most likely will, they shouldn’t be able to pretend that were against it.
Should put forward on amendment that oddsthotto every person’s tax bill. Then see how much of the population supports it!
No they are not, but if people our busting in your door, you secure it first before THINKING about helping the neighbors.
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