Defiant U.S. Senator Rand Paul stymies effort to pass $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
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WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The top Democrat and Republican in the U.S. Senate joined forces in a rare moment of unity on Thursday in an attempt to pass $40 billion in aid for Ukraine, only to be stymied by a single Republican lawmaker: Senator Rand Paul. Faced with the prospect of an extended delay for the package that passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and his Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell, sought to move forward on the aid package only to be blocked by Paul, a longtime fiscal hawk who objects to the amount of spending proposed. The stalemate delayed passage of the measure into next week. The Senate has scheduled an initial procedural vote on the bill for late Monday afternoon. It was unclear whether that vote would then speed passage of the Ukraine aid. Alternatively, passage could come around the middle of next week if any senator wants to force a series of legislative steps before a final vote. As the Ukraine aid bill became caught in the Senate's procedural gears, Schumer pleaded for fast action: "The package is ready to go, the vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it." But Paul was not moved. The delay into next week could cause problems for Western nations …
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Putin appreciates the support, Rand.
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Exactly, not only is this next $40 Billion desperately needed, it's outrageous to ask for an inspector general to provide oversight on how the money is spent.
They need to pass the bill to find out how much pork Pelosi snuck in there
That point was covered a bit yesterday in another seed. All the immigration law sidestepping.
How hateful to deny aid to Ukraine. SCUMBAG RAND PAUL!
We'll remember you hateful scumbag!
Have you considered moving to KT so you can vote against him this Fall?
No, and I'm not a big Rand Paul fan.
BTW, it's spelled Ukrainian, I only point this out since spelling is a pet peeve of yours.
And once again here come Rams Paul, making some idiotic “stand” on an issue that has substantial support from all sides. Once again rand trying to get attention when there are no real consequences to him doing so.
It's the typical red meat thrown to his supporters.
There's very little direct military aid for Ukraine included in this package. The bulk of the funds will cover commitments Biden has already made, fund our own military, and cover the Ukrainian government's debt payments. And this package does not include money to cover the deals made with Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia to swap US military equipment for Soviet equipment and munitions delivered to Ukraine.
Biden has put the US on the hook for a lot more than the $13 billion package and this $40 billion package will cover. Biden has also made commitments to NATO and the EU to sustain the sanctions on Russia. Biden is wanting to pay for all of this with deficit spending and, right now, deficit spending is not cheap. Ukraine is becoming a very expensive little proxy war.