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The more than $40 billion in additional aid to Ukraine approved by Congress on Thursday brings the total U.S. commitment during the Russian invasion to roughly $54 billion, when combined with the aid package passed in March..[which] includes money for logistical support and training for Ukrainian military and national security forces, and for a fund intended to secure the continuity of Ukraine’s government... Forty percent of the aid has been directed to weapons transfers, to provide medical and intelligence support to allied countries in Europe, and to deploy troops there. The bill passed Thursday allows President Biden to authorize the...

Newt Gingrich ends his White House dream today with his political committee facing a mountain of debts -- owing about $4 million to scores of businesses and campaign workers around the country who fear they will never get paid. Campaign watchdogs said the size of Gingrich's debt is extraordinary -- and could have been avoided if the candidate and his team had been more disciplined. "He was reckless in running up these bills, especially in the last month or so of the campaign when it was quite clear that Mitt Romney would be the nominee," said Craig Holman, a government...

This time last year, with the presidential race in full swing, the RNC put out an aggressive fund raising pitch: “Good for America – or Good for Obama?” “It seems the Democrats’ would-be president of the United States of America really believes that the rest of the world’s problems, and approval, trump the interests of Americans when it comes to how we live our lives and where our money is spent,” the RNC wrote in an email to their membership. They called out Obama on one bill in particular that he had introduced in the Senate, the Global Poverty Act...

Bush Pushes Medicare Bill as House GOP Tries to Hold Coalition Wednesday, June 25, 2003 WASHINGTON — President Bush engaged in high-level lobbying Wednesday on behalf of a Medicare prescription drug benefit bill as House GOP leaders made final decisions on what to include in their version of the bill. "We are making great progress on this issue," Bush told a bipartisan group of House members who are key players on the legislation. He also was to meet later with a group of undecided House conservatives. House Speaker Dennis Hastert said Wednesday the House bill would include a measure...

From: The First Constitutional Amendment Estimating Conference Puts an Official Price Tag on Class Size Initiative How Much Money is $20 Billion - $27.5 Billion?The validity of the estimates aside, the class size amendment would require a significant contribution from taxpayers. For perspective, the total General Revenue Fund for the current fiscal year is just under $20 billion, and the lottery provides less than $900 million annually to education. Over eight years, the $20 billion - $27.5 billion total averages out to $2.5 billion-3.4 billion annually. Based on FY 2004 population, this means an average cost of $146 to $201...