Posted on 03/14/2024 9:52:01 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) on Thursday again pressed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to take up the Senate-passed national security spending package, which includes $60 billion for Ukraine, despite Johnson’s message to GOP senators this week that he’s moving in a different direction.
McConnell didn’t express much interest in waiting weeks or maybe months for the House to come up with an alternative proposal to help Ukraine.
“The chilling reality here is abundantly clear. Withholding critical weapons has not helped manage [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s escalation. It has only emboldened him,” McConnell warned on the Senate floor.
That alternative proposal seemingly would be centered on setting up a loan or lend-lease program or seizing an estimated $300 billion in Russian assets to pay for arming Ukrainian forces.
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What "side" is Zelensky not fulfilling?
World War III? No something more important…kickbacks to congress criminals from that Ukraine taxpayer bailout
Goal - Russians out of UKR and Crimea.
Zelensky will need to steer his country out of its current state but unfortunatly his track record from before and currently is checkered at best.
It’s over, MITCH.
“A loan.”
The likelihood of being repaid even $1 by Zelensky is as likely as Joe Biden telling the truth.
“JUST SAY NO or compromise by ZEROING out the Dept of Education budget.”
Along with all the new IRS agents added by Schumer.
All they need to do is allocate funds and build the wall. That’s it, easy. Speaks volumes that they wont even entertain the idea for one second. Corrupted PIGS all of them.
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