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  • Tonight and this week: Senate to debate $40 billion for Ukraine

    05/16/2022 4:34:41 AM PDT · by RandFan · 20 replies
    twitter ^ | May 16 | Chad Pergram
    @ChadPergram 1) The Senate tonight takes a procedural vote to launch debate on a $40 billion aid bill for Ukraine. The Senate tried to get clearance to synch up with the House on the bipartian plan. 2) But Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) unilaterally blocked the bill late last week - despite pleas from his Bluegrass State colleague to approve the measure post-haste, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY. 3) McConnell and three other GOP senators then paid Ukrainian leader Volodomyr Zalenskyy a visit in Kyiv over the weekend. The House approved this bill 368-57. All noes came from Republicans. 4)...