Senate Advances Bill to Give Ukraine $40 Billion in Aid During 40-Year High Inflation

breitbart ^ | 16 May 2022 | SEAN MORAN

[MarvinStinson]

Breakdown for the Ukraine aid package:

— $17 billion for U.S. military operations, including the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative;

— $1.8 billion in U.S. military equipment for Ukraine;

— $414 million for “research, development, test and evaluation” related to the Ukraine war;

— $15 million for U.S. troop pay related to the war;

— $13.9 million for the Defense Health Program.

Roughly $20 billion for Ukraine, the State Department, international organizations, and other agencies, including:

— $8.77 billion in economic assistance for Ukraine;

— $4.35 billion in humanitarian aid for Ukraine;

— $4 billion for foreign military financing program (run by the State Department);

— $900 million for the Administration for Children and Families for refugee and entrant assistance;

— $500 million for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

— $350 million for the State Department’s Migration and Refugee Assistance;

— $190 million for the State Department for “Diplomatic Programs;

— $110 million for the State Department for embassy security, construction, and maintenance;

— $100 million for the State Department for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, de-mining and related programs;

— $54 million for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to carry out public health and disease detection related to Ukraine;

— $17 million for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID);

— $4 million for the State Department’s Office of Inspector General;

— $2 million for “salaries and expenses” to provide regulatory and technical support; and

— $1 million for USAID’s Office of Inspector General.

[MarvinStinson]

Senators voted to advance this bill while Americans continue to suffer from a record 40-year high inflation and a baby formula shortage.

[Tommy Revolts]

10% for the big guy?

[brownsfan]

Senate votes to approve a cash grab for the political class and the corrupt Ukraine government.

[The Louiswu]

[PMAS]

— $500 million for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Now we have to support the European Bank ?

[ohioman]

This will make the neo-con scum on FR very happy.

[1Old Pro]

More Big Government Waste, clearly the government has way too much money and they are spending it in all the wrong places.

[cuban leaf]

I wondered what “advances” meant. The article answers the question:

“This means that the Senate can begin debate on the Ukraine aid package.”

So now both sides can start giving and exposing sound bites. This is nowhere near over.

[Wuli]

I get the political arguments about this $40 billion.

But I think the arguments are all political and not material.

The $40 billion is .008% of the massive federal budget.

And even if it were .8%, I did not know the U.S. had beccome a nation that cannot walk and chew gum at the same time.

So not allowcating the $40 billion will do absolutely zero to get baby formula on the store shelves, end the border crisis which is a policy problem and not a spending problem, stem inflation, boost domestic energy output, or solve any otber domestic crisis Biden has created. But it makes political theater leading to the mid terms. I get that.

If someone really wanted to oppose the $40 billion because they would like other things to be given priorties they have not been given, then the way to do that would be to tie the $40 billion allocation to amendments that require administration policy changes on those other priorities.

But instead we have political posturing.