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‘The Ukrainian-Russian Border Is OUR Border!!’ Democrat Gerry Connolly Rages At Republicans Over Opposition to Ukraine Aid Package
Mediaite ^ | April 20, 2024 | PHILLIP NIETO

Posted on 04/20/2024 7:27:52 PM PDT by lowbridge

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) raged at Republicans lawmakers on the House floor for opposing an aid package to Ukraine before Saturday’s vote.

The House passed a $61 billion aid bill for Ukraine amid the country’s current war with Russia. Lawmakers also passed other bills providing assistance to Taiwan and other U.S. allies.

Hardline conservative lawmakers opposed the bipartisan legislation by arguing the money should have gone towards security at the U.S. southern border. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) worked with Democratic lawmakers to bring the aid bills to the floor and ensured it’s passage.

Connolly responded to those complaints by noting that the “the Ukrainian-Russian border is our border” and is vital to U.S. national security.

“Some say, well, we have to deal with our border first,” the Virginia lawmaker said during his speech. “The Ukrainian-Russian border is our border! It’s the border between depraved autocracy and freedom loving people seeking our democratic way of life! Do we have a stake in that outcome? Yes. Undeniably, yes.”

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: 0000000001hellno; 000000001absurdbs; bordersecurity; corruption; followthemoney; foreignagent; foreignlobbyist; gerryconnolly; gerrythezeeper; illegalimmigration; immigration; sabotage; treason; ukraine; ukrainelobbyist
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To: Nervous Tick

Someone from a party that tried to mandate an experimental drug and then wanted to fire you if you refused talking about “freedom loving” people is hilarious.


61 posted on 04/21/2024 6:14:11 AM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: lowbridge

Democrat Gerry Connelly needs to wake up tomorrow morning in Ukraine, in a Ukrainian army uniform, with explicit orders that he will never be allowed to return to the United States.


62 posted on 04/21/2024 6:19:59 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: lowbridge

Sorry, but we need to spend the money YOU DEMS (and Globalist RINOs) are money laundering to Ukraine for our borders...


63 posted on 04/21/2024 6:30:07 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: lowbridge

Oooh, so we ARE funding our border! Good to know. Back to sleep.


64 posted on 04/21/2024 6:34:07 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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To: All

In that case they can send all the Hispanic invaders to the Ukraine.


65 posted on 04/21/2024 6:43:58 AM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Robert DeLong

People like us don’t wonder, we know


66 posted on 04/21/2024 7:16:07 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: lowbridge

What a pathetically compromised pathetic loser. How many of his extended criminal family are fighting in ukraine?


67 posted on 04/21/2024 7:34:25 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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To: All

Pres Reagan and Israel’s powerful lobby....... “The American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee”.........
butted heads over his proposed sale of Airborne Warning Systems to Saudi Arabia in 1981.

The Israeli lobby worked hard against him but Reagan made an important point:
“It is not the business of other nations to make American foreign policy.”


68 posted on 04/21/2024 8:17:06 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. )
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To: lowbridge
The international symbol
      for you are about
        to read a really
       stupid comment

Supporting Ukraine is supporting an anti-American, anti-Trump, child molesting, human trafficking, US taxpayer money laundering, democrap funding, criminal, outlaw State.

Supporting Ukraine is simply telling us all you are a liberal democrap.

The evidence is overwhelming.

69 posted on 04/21/2024 11:52:48 AM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: CodeToad
I see those colors and I immediately think of those EuroNet ATM machines that are the biggest ripoffs.


70 posted on 04/21/2024 11:54:46 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Nice reference.


71 posted on 04/21/2024 12:08:04 PM PDT by CodeToad (Rule #1: The elites want you dead.)
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To: CodeToad

Whenever I see somebody using one of those, I think, “Here’s Your Sign!”


72 posted on 04/21/2024 12:09:41 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Robert DeLong; All

I was told that Russia, along with China and Iran, were an Axis of Evil against America. With them helping Russia with stuff, there is no hope for Ukraine to outlast Russia in this War of Attrition.

Two Years And $113 Billion Later, D.C.’s ‘America Last’ Crew Has No Plan For Ending The Russia-Ukraine War

https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/19/two-years-and-113-billion-later-d-c-s-america-last-crew-has-no-plan-for-ending-the-russia-ukraine-war/


73 posted on 04/21/2024 8:47:35 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

Yeah, the House War Speaker Churchill is a joke, a fool, and an idiot. He’s a disgrace whose brain is like that of a infant, incapable of thinking for himself, and is easily swayed by fear mongering tactics. Go home Mike.


74 posted on 04/22/2024 8:19:27 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s ‘adopted’ 40-year-old son Michael Tirrell James in court on charges of running illegal cannabis business and possession of brass knuckles - as it’s revealed rap sheet goes back to 2003

Michael Tirrell James, 40, told DailyMail.com he would ‘probably be in prison’ if it wasn’t for new House Speaker Mike Johnson

James was in court this week and has a rap sheet dating back to 2003 that includes drug-related and other petty crimes and has served time in jail

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12698545/House-Speaker-Mike-Johnsons-adopted-son-court-drug-brass-knuckles.html


75 posted on 04/22/2024 8:21:41 AM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life
Yeah, I saw that headline. However, I don't judge Mike for his children's actions, because children are responsible for their own actions, in my opinion.

If someone can provide evidence that the parent played a role in the ultimate outcome of their child's behavior as an adult, then I will change my position. I've known many good parents fail with their children, however, in the end their children righted themselves, in large part because of what their parents had instilled within them growing up. Some still continue down their destructive path. Others were actually led astray by their parents.

Right now, I do not know which role model Mike presented, or perhaps his wife.

I tried hard to excuse Mike in the beginning, but , he has changed my view of him, and it may extend to his parenting as well. But I haven't gone there yet on that aspect of him.

76 posted on 04/22/2024 8:43:21 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

I’m not saying it’s a fault of Mike or his wife.
It is what it is.


77 posted on 04/22/2024 12:25:23 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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To: Texan4Life

I understand, just saying that it is irrelevant. I base my feelings about him on what he personally has done. Very disappointed in him, and why I didn’t even bother reading report about his sons. If he was being blackmailed because of that, then he caved for nothing, didn’t he. If he wasn’t blackmailed for that, then he’s worse than even I think of him being at this point. Just keep one think in mind when communicating with me. I will tell you exactly how I feel. Never take what I say personally, because I do not know you. I was just giving my take on the story. 🙂👍


78 posted on 04/22/2024 12:40:40 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

All good Robert.


79 posted on 04/22/2024 4:00:29 PM PDT by Texan4Life
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