Posted on 02/04/2024 7:13:54 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Sunday released the details of a long-awaited comprehensive border security bill, which also contains a substantial foreign aid component.
The discussions, led by Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Krysten Sinema (I-AZ), and Chris Murphy (D-CT), come after months of negotiations with the Biden regime, seeking to address both the ongoing crisis at the U.S. southern border and foreign policy commitments abroad.
The 370-page deal, according to Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, claims it reflects weeks of good-faith negotiations, balancing domestic concerns with urgent international aid needs.
“As Ukraine runs low on ammunition to fend off Putin’s brutal invasion, it is imperative we finally extend our support,” Murray said in a statement.
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The comprehensive $118.28 billion national security supplemental package, totaling $118.28 billion, allocates a staggering $60.06 billion to Ukraine in response to Russia’s aggressive military actions.
In contrast, U.S. border security efforts are earmarked to receive $20.23 billion. This disparity in funding allocation has raised eyebrows and sparked a debate over the Senate’s priorities at a time when domestic border security challenges persist.
The substantial financial support for Ukraine overshadows the pressing needs at the U.S. southern border. The border has been a hotbed of crisis, with increasing numbers of illegal aliens, a surge in fentanyl trafficking, and ongoing operational challenges for border enforcement agencies.
The $20.23 billion allocated for border security, though significant, falls short of addressing the full scope of the crisis, especially in comparison to the foreign aid being dispensed.
Since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, the US has committed over $75 billion in assistance, including $46.3 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
20 Billion for debit cards.
This is one of those topics where we should invite the Zeepers to all come in and be vocal in their support. Sort of like the bar scene from “A Bronx Tale”.
clean way to launder 20B
I was thinking the bar scene from STAR WARS !!
The ones before Disney screwed them up !!
The Senate’s message is quite clear: We must defend the border!
The Ukrainian border, that is. The US border, not so much. I guess there’s no money in it.
No good at all. Can’t tell you how gored I feel, and tossed into garbage after.
Negotiated my butt...This is the same bill they’ve been talking about since it was first introduced. Nothing has changed.
Security is not a fence and everybody knows it. Will it matter?
Security is not a fence and everybody knows it. Will it matter?
The neat thing is that our RINOs want this deal as badly as the Democrats want it.
So 8500 people per day get to violate US immigration laws.
Specifically 8 USC 1324 & 1325.
They will never be tried or convicted of these laws, and certainly never punished.
How many federal laws do we get to violate every day?
Trump says the bill is bad and pubbies should not go for it as it allows 5000 illegals in daily.
Total insanity, or totally insane, either way it is pure abdication by the UNIPARTY. Did not take long for this supposedly “Christian” House speaker to reveal he is a fraud.
We are screwed people, what will become of us?
So another $110 billion down a rathole.
Ukraine first. America last. And I'm pro-Ukraine. But we shouldn't send Ukraine a dollar until Joe Biden decides to act on the border. He doesn't need to wait on Congress.
As others here have astutely pointed out, we are all in an abusive relationship with our government.
We are spending $450,000,000,000+++ a year, now, paying for the illegals that have come in the last 3 years.
The senate is the Uniparty.
Yeah, how about no
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