"House Passes Bill For $40 Billion In New Ukraine Aid"
by Dave DeCamp
"On Tuesday night, the House passed a nearly $40 billion bill for new Ukraine aid as Washington continues to escalate its role in supporting Kyiv in its war against Moscow. The measure passed in a vote of 368-57, with only Republicans voting against the bill. The legislation now moves to the Senate, which could hold a vote this week. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has said the Senate will “move swiftly,” although some Republicans in the chamber have complained that the massive aid package is not large enough.
President Biden asked Congress for $33 billion for the new Ukraine aid package, but congressional Democrats ramped it up to $39.8 billion. The package includes $11 billion in presidential drawdown authority, which allows President Biden to send Ukraine military equipment from US stockpiles.
The aid also includes $6 billion in Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative funding, which enables the US government to buy weapons from arms makers and send them to Ukraine. The Pentagon will receive $8.7 billion to replenish weapons stockpiles that have been to Ukraine, and $3.9 billion to pay for troop deployments in Eastern Europe.
"You can’t find baby formula in the United States right now but Congress is voting today to send $40 billion to Ukraine. Let’s put America First for a change."
- Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) May 10, 2022
In March, $13.6 billion for Ukraine aid was included in a spending bill signed by President Biden. The new $39.8 billion plan will bring total US aid for Ukraine in 2022 alone to over $53 billion.
The 57 House Republicans who voted against Ukraine aid package.
- Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 11, 2022
To put the enormous figure into perspective, Russia’s entire military budget for 2021 was estimated to be about $65.9 billion."
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"On March 28, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration submitted to Congress a proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Budget request of $813.3 billion for national defense, $773.0 billion of which is for the Department of Defense (DoD)."
$813.3 billion for national defense... $40 billion more for Ukraine, $53 billion total...And how about you, Good Citizen? What? Lost your job, lost your home, inflation's eating you alive, can't afford gas or food anymore? Well, besides absolutely begging for a nuclear war, the psychopaths running the government have a message for you if you were desperately hoping for help: F**K YOU... and you better believe they mean it, too... - CP
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