Posted on 09/08/2022 8:55:45 AM PDT by BradtotheBone
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s request for more than $47 billion in emergency funding to help Ukraine and tackle COVID-19, monkeypox and natural disasters is encountering deep skepticism from Senate Republicans, signaling a showdown ahead.
The early resistance on the size and scope of the spending request points to the fraught negotiations to come as Congress labors to pass a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government running past Oct. 1 or risk a federal shutdown.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that while Ukraine aid “is obviously a priority,” he downplayed the need for other funding — even in his Kentucky home state hit hard by devastating floods.
“It’s a big ask without much explanation,” said Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., a member of GOP leadership.
Lawmakers are eager to avoid another government shutdown just weeks before November’s midterm election when voters will decide which party controls Congress. But their plan to pass a short-term bill to keep government funded could run into trouble unless the parties can strike an agreement on what additional priorities, if any, should be included.
The budget showdown is fast emerging as a showcase for party priorities at home and abroad that will define the lawmakers as they face voters in the fall.
The White House request includes $11.7 billion for security and economic assistance for Ukraine, on top of some $40 billion Congress has already approved to help the country battle’s Russia’s invasion. Closer to home, the Biden administration is seeking $22 billion to respond to COVID-19, and additional funds for monkeypox and natural disasters.
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They’ll trim it to $44B and call it a win.
You mean they finally grew weary of overspending wasting money causing inflation and ruining the economy?
Show of hands that think this is the end of that push. Hello? Anyone? Bueller?
Tell him to use some of his $370 billion Green Scam money
Negotiations for the “small guys”, minor details to be worked out soon. Expect passing on a Friday news(hate Trump)dump.
Everybody’s gotta getta taste.
To hell with all three of those things. All of the so called emergencies are little more than evil plans to overthrow our republic.
“is obviously a priority,”
To who?
It is going to take decades to fix what the Deep State has done to our country.
So this is why they are going after Richard Burr again, to put him on the sideline for this vote.
Now the Dems will sneak in a pittance for veteran assistance, and when the GOP still won’t support the bill they’ll claim the GOP hates veterans.
How much of that loot winds up in the pockets of corrupt Ukranian and Democrat officials?
If Jo Jo wants $47Billion, he can get it from his boy, Hunter.
Well, only becuase he's getting a piece of that pie.
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As Obama told Vladimir Putin, I’ll be there for you - After the Election.
It’s Sept - Mid terms are here.
COVID-19 the printing press that never runs out of ink.
Everybody to the table we all get another slice of the pie.
Yes. I hate that. Why is giving our future away to a corrupt country, “obviously a priority”? It angers me to no end.
He will fold and probably give more money.
How about using that money to close down the border?
Stop passing these stopgap spending bills.
Pass an actual budget you jackwagons.🙄
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