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Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) calls $40 billion military aid package to Ukraine a "gift” and blocks it from passing.
Yahoo News ^ | 05/12/2022

Posted on 05/12/2022 7:32:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) blocked the passage of the $39.8 billion House-passed Ukraine aid after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) presented a unanimous consent on behalf of himself and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell today.

Schumer urged Paul to pass the bill and claimed that the Senator from Kentucky wanted to add certain changes directly to the bill, which have been opposed by members of both parties.

“He is not even asking for an amendment. He is simply saying my way or the highway,” Schumer said.

Paul asserted that the aid amount will almost equal the entire military budget of Russia and that the U.S. will have to borrow the money from China to send it to Ukraine.

He stated that there are domestic priorities to tackle right now with inflation reaching a 40-year high and gasoline hitting a 48 percent high since last year.

“My oath of office is to the national security of the United States of America. We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. Economy,” Paul concluded

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: aid; bankruptamerica; neocons4biden; okthreadkaren; randpaul; russia; searchandfind; shutupthreadkaren; slushfund; ukraine; ukrainecorruption; zotthesorostrolls
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1 posted on 05/12/2022 7:32:30 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

How about 40 billion to complete the border wall?


2 posted on 05/12/2022 7:33:23 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis )
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To: thegagline

Graham and Hannity are crying over their beers tonight.

Wake up GOP....this is a scam


3 posted on 05/12/2022 7:35:04 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: SeekAndFind

Biden is pissed that he will not be getting his 10%.


4 posted on 05/12/2022 7:35:52 PM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: blackberry1
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5 posted on 05/12/2022 7:36:21 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Rand is the only one of our elected officials to even question why we are doing this when we are drowning in debt. Let that sink in.


6 posted on 05/12/2022 7:36:30 PM PDT by JoSixChip (2020: The year of unreported truths; 2021: My main take away from this year? Trust no one.)
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To: blackberry1

If Graham was crying over a drink it would probably be a wine spritzer or an apple-tini


7 posted on 05/12/2022 7:38:47 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis )
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To: SeekAndFind

I saw a cartoon today that showed the $40 billion going into Ukraine on one side and going out to the Congress and the Bidens on the other side.

Totally accurate


8 posted on 05/12/2022 7:39:20 PM PDT by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: blackberry1

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Graham also encouraged his fellow thieves to make up an enormously high number for the Covid bills, because who’s going up question Covid money going to Cities and Dem Mayors.


9 posted on 05/12/2022 7:39:23 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Lindsey Graham: How can anyone be Mad at Joe Biden?)
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To: thegagline

Or landmines. They’re cheaper.


10 posted on 05/12/2022 7:40:57 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: AnthonySoprano

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.


11 posted on 05/12/2022 7:41:03 PM PDT by blackberry1
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To: SeekAndFind
We have things here at home that need fixing before we encumber ourselves in foreign affairs.

I'm STILL not convinced this entire Russia/Ukraine thing isn't about blowing up and burning evidence of joe and hunter's money laundering opoeration (s) exposed in 2019

12 posted on 05/12/2022 7:42:18 PM PDT by knarf (Little kids grow up to be adults that get into powerful positions and act out their thoughts.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Is Rand Paul, a stand up guy, or what?

I disagree with him here and there(rarely), but no sane person(which excludes ALL democrats), can question his integrity!


13 posted on 05/12/2022 7:42:22 PM PDT by TigerHawk (The Raised Middle Finger in the Clenched Fist of the World)
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To: JoSixChip

No, Jim Jordan too.


14 posted on 05/12/2022 7:42:53 PM PDT by knarf (Little kids grow up to be adults that get into powerful positions and act out their thoughts.)
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To: Westbrook

see my #12


15 posted on 05/12/2022 7:43:36 PM PDT by knarf (Little kids grow up to be adults that get into powerful positions and act out their thoughts.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Build the wall. We need to secure our border first.


16 posted on 05/12/2022 7:45:12 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: knarf

Yes, that, too.


17 posted on 05/12/2022 7:45:32 PM PDT by Westbrook (The Democrats are wizards at two things: Finding votes and losing evidence.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Than God. At least one sane senator!


18 posted on 05/12/2022 7:47:56 PM PDT by icclearly
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To: SeekAndFind

It sounds like it isn’t actually blocked, just not fast-tracked.


19 posted on 05/12/2022 7:49:23 PM PDT by DrGunsforHands
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To: SeekAndFind

Thank God there is one Senator like him.


20 posted on 05/12/2022 7:59:56 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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