Ukraine Relief Bill Passes Despite Some GOP Opposition

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BREAKING: Ukraine Relief Bill Passes Despite Some GOP Opposition
By Jerry Wilson | May 11, 2022 12:27 AM ET

In a sign of growing discontent with the Biden Administration’s approach toward the Russian-Ukrainian war, 57 House Republicans voted late Tuesday against HR 7691, the Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022. The bill passed 368-57.

The bill provides an additional $40 billion In Ukrainian aid, $7 billion more than the Biden Administration had requested. An overall view of provided aid comes from AP.

The new legislation would bring American support for the effort to nearly $54 billion, including the $13.6 billion in support Congress enacted in March. That’s about $6 billion more than the U.S. spent on all its foreign and military aid in 2019, according to a January report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, which studies issues for lawmakers. It’s also around 1% of the entire federal budget.

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I'm not opposed to the aid bill per se. I think it's a great investment to help Ukraine and see the Russian capacity for making war destroyed.

I am opposed to passing bills that no one has read or has time to make changes to. The aid in this bill won't reach Ukraine for weeks at the earliest. It could have been debated and reviewed.