This week, 17 Senate Republicans joined Democrats in approving sending an additional $60 billion to Ukraine. Twelve of these Republicans have previously indicated that they would not cooperate with sending more U.S. taxpayers to Ukraine until the U.S. border is secure from illegal immigration.
On Thursday, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and John Cornyn (R-Maine)・Texas), Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) attended. -IA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney ( (R-Utah), Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota)), Dan Sullivan (R-Arkansas), John Thune (R-South Dakota), Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), Roger Wicker. (R-Michigan), Todd Young (R-Indiana) I participated All Senate Democrats except Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) have voted to send billions more in tax dollars to Ukraine.
If approved by the House of Representatives, the money would fund things like weapons and military training for Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Twelve of the Republicans who voted to give $14.1 billion to Israel in its war with Hamas as well as funding for Ukraine have previously told the media that they will continue to support Ukraine until America’s own southern border is secure. He had indicated he would not support further funding. To achieve national security interests, here he needs a four-pronged approach.Israel, Borders, Ukraine, and Taiwan” Kapito Said For example, in December 2023, Cassidy Said, “We must support our allies, but we must first secure our own borders, and the Biden administration is failing to do that,” he said in the same month.
Similarly, in December 2023, Ernst Said “The problem is not Ukraine, it’s not President Zelenskiy. It’s our own national security on our southern border,” Collins said. called Southern border reform is an “absolutely essential part” of any funding package that includes additional funding for Ukraine.
In December 2023, Cornyn, Grassley, Kennedy, Romney, Sullivan, Thune, and Wicker all issued statements to the media suggesting that the southern border was a higher priority for them than Ukraine.
“They want tens of billions of dollars to help their friends and allies overseas, but they’re not going to do what’s necessary to prevent a potential crisis at the border. The Biden administration just doesn’t care. “Yeah,” Cornyn said. Said.
“If we can’t come to some kind of agreement on our borders, and we have concerns about our borders with Israel and Gaza and Russia and Ukraine, then we need to consider our borders as well,” Grassley said. Stated. Said.
“Now, the president sent us a national security bill, and we said, ‘Okay, we’re going to work on national security, but we’re not going to pass a bill until you close the borders. ‘ And the president said, sure, you’re not serious. And the Senate Republicans said, ‘Don’t call me Shirley, we’re serious.’ .We are as serious as four heart attacks or one stroke.” Kennedy Said.
“So we want to work it out to secure the border. I just saw the president of the United States say we have to secure the border. He’s right. So do it.” Any effort not to do so will be rejected by Republicans,” Romney said. Said.
“Republicans are not bluffing. Without serious steps to secure America’s own borders, there will be no agreement on further support for Ukraine. Our borders are a top priority.” Sullivan Said.
“Many of us Republicans would very much like to see Ukraine get the aid it needs. We can’t take care of national security interests abroad, we can’t do that,” Thun said. Said.
“We needed to show that Republicans weren’t going to pass another spending bill unless we addressed very important restrictions on our southern border,” Wicker said. Said.
young Said “I don’t think we should take this off the table…Let’s get something significant done for the American people,” he said last month during negotiations with other senators on the southern border.
McConnell has previously said that Ukraine is a top Republican priority, but in November 2023 he told the media that “no serious follow-up bill to pass the Senate in the coming weeks will be addressed by the Biden administration’s border issues.” We need to take meaningful steps to resolve the issue.” crisis. “
Similarly, Mr. Lowndes was clear enough in November 2023. Said “Any bill with aid to Israel and Ukraine must include policy changes on our southern border.”
Already, American taxpayers have been forced to send at least $113 billion to Ukraine in the war with Russia. This latest pool of funds, if approved by the House of Representatives and signed by President Joe Biden, will surely put nearly $200 billion into the hands of Ukrainian authorities, much of which remains unaccounted for.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Please email jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here.
