Rand Paul Blocks $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine - Mitch and Schumer both ANGRY

[BluesLegend]

$40 billion with a "B" WTF?? Let Europe gift them $40B we can use our $40B to fix the damn roads and clean up the mess Dems keep making of our cities.

 

[toobfreak]

We have a definite interest both strategic and economic in preventing Putin from starting a much wider war in Europe

Then I would imagine Europe has an even much bigger interest. Where is THEIR money?

 

[Resnic]

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week. Paul objected to a de…

thehill.com

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) hit the brakes Thursday on bipartisan hopes that the Senate could quickly pass nearly $40 billion in Ukraine aid before leaving town for the week. Paul objected to a deal offered by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that would have set up votes on Thursday afternoon on the funding and on an amendment from Paul, who wanted to include language in the bill to expand an Afghanistan inspector general role to include oversight of the Ukraine funds.


Thoughts on this GOPer being on Putin's side?

Thoughts?

Good. We're letting illegals coming in and housing them, giving them formula and cell phones, we have inflation, supply chain issues and a lot more. 40 billion not spent on foriengers that doesn't help us at all is a good thing

You take care of your own first,, then help your neighbors.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Maybe Rand Paul doesn't understand why we are shipping $40 billion MORE DOLLARS to Ukraine while we have a wide open border, understaffed border patrol, understaffed police force, farmers struggling, Veterans being pushed out onto the streets to make room for illegals...... You know stuff like that. And spare me your retarded "funny" rating.

It's not an either/or proposition. Biden is not going to secure the border, expand the border patrol, finish the wall or add 90,000 or so ICE agents we badly need for interior enforcement period and we very much could do both.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Then I would imagine Europe has an even much bigger interest. Where is THEIR money?

The EU nations have all been pouring money and weapons into Ukraine as well.

A lot of those deals are going to create or at least support a hell of a lot of jobs in the US because they will be buying modern US made weapons systems and aircraft to replace the aging Soviet Era equipment they are sending to Ukraine.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Thoughts?

Good. We're letting illegals coming in and housing them, giving them formula and cell phones, we have inflation, supply chain issues and a lot more. 40 billion not spent on foriengers that doesn't help us at all is a good thing

You take care of your own first,, then help your neighbors.

We're not going to take care of our own first until at least January of 2025.

 

[pknopp]

In the end Paul will end up voting for it and it will not get funded. More debt, more wasted billions.

 

[Leo123]

funny how fast the Ukraine gets billions of U.S. dollars but they can't seem to find any fast money at all to help We The People.

 

[toobfreak]

The EU nations have all been pouring money and weapons into Ukraine as well.

Not according to my sources. EU doesn't pay, they don't even pony up their fair share of the cost of NATO.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Not according to my sources. EU doesn't pay, they don't even pony up their fair share of the cost of NATO.

The EU isn't a member of NATO. Two completely separate organizations.

 

[toobfreak]

funny how fast the Ukraine gets billions of U.S. dollars but they can't seem to find any fast money at all to help We The People.

Remember when Trump asked Congress for 20 billion for the border wall? Everyone told him we couldn't afford it. But we have given away 10X as much since to other countries like it was chump change.

 

[toobfreak]

The EU isn't a member of NATO. Two completely separate organizations.

Didn't say they were but many of the various EU countries ARE members of NATO.

 

[Indeependent]

Really pretty simple they just need to include the two together and help Ukraine now. The money is in the bank so to speak (for Ukraine) and Russia has liability for all they have done

Kyiv's envoy backs using frozen Russian state assets to rebuild Ukraine - Roll Call

The government of Ukraine backs the United States seizing frozen Russian government assets and using them to rebuild the country.

rollcall.com

Oversight should always b there on federal funds going out. Even those lowly DoT contracts used to have inspectors out on the jobs making sure funds went where they were supposed to.

Like the “Inspectors” don’t get their share!

 

[JWBooth]

Rand Paul Blocks $40 Billion Aid Package to Ukraine - Mitch and Schumer both ANGRY​

Good man, hope he stands his ground

 

[skye]

funny how fast the Ukraine gets billions of U.S. dollars but they can't seem to find any fast money at all to help We The People.

Absolutely!


It's shameless, but then this Administration has NO shame. Ukraine first America last.

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Didn't say they were but many of the various EU countries ARE members of NATO.

What you did say is this.

Not according to my sources. EU doesn't pay, they don't even pony up their fair share of the cost of NATO.

Our NATO allies had for a very long time never met their defense spending obligations under the NATO treaty but this invasion motivated all of them to immediately and significantly increase their defense spending.

Trump was right to shame them about failing to do so in the past but we're beyond that problem now.

 

[RodISHI]

Like the “Inspectors” don’t get their share!

The federal ones I met and interacted with seemed all above board to me. That has been some years back maybe its changed.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Isn't it amazing how DemonicRats can find tons of money for people OUTSIDE the USA.......
but can't find one fucking DIME to help Americans?!!!

Uh, are you trying to embarrass yourself?

 

[Indeependent]

The federal ones I met and interacted with seemed all above board to me. That has been some years back maybe its changed.

It has changed…for the worst.

 

[MarathonMike]

It's not an either/or proposition. Biden is not going to secure the border, expand the border patrol, finish the wall or add 90,000 or so ICE agents we badly need for interior enforcement period and we very much could do both.

Very true, but they don't. They display their priorities by jamming through $40 billion dollar aid bills for Ukraine while ignoring American priorities.