The $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, which provides about $300 million to strengthen the border, has struck a nerve with several lawmakers frustrated with the administration’s response to the crisis at the U.S. southern border.
The House of Representatives on Saturday approved spending $60 billion to help strengthen Ukraine’s defenses against Russian aggression, by a vote of 311-112. Republicans did not vote unanimously in favor of the aid package, with 101 voting for it and 112 voting against it.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) announced a foreign aid plan earlier in the week, but the lack of border security measures made allies wary of moving forward with the bill.
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A meeting to advance the package ended Wednesday night without a vote because the package provided funding to Ukraine rather than U.S. border security.
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One of the Republican foreign aid hawks on the House Rules Committee was Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). The House Rules Committee is the last stop before the bill goes to the House floor for a vote.
After the vote, Roy and others turned to social media platform X to air their dissatisfaction with the foreign aid package.
“Today, I voted against…these bills are an artificial process to achieve a predetermined outcome: a $100 billion unpaid foreign aid package while failing to secure our borders.” Filed below,” Roy wrote.
“For months, House Republicans, especially Speaker Mike Johnson, have made it clear that they would not send billions of dollars in additional aid to Ukraine without first securing their own borders. represents a complete reversal of the position that previously unified the Republican Congress, despite the clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.”
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Roy said he supports Ukraine’s efforts to defeat Russia, but unless the U.S. has a “clear mission” and “necessary policy changes” to protect its borders, an additional $60 billion He added that sending the funds was untenable.
Like Roy, Republican Rep. Ben Kline of Virginia also voted against the package, citing “pressing issues” in the United States.
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“States and cities across the country are grappling with the fallout from Biden’s border crisis, inflation continues to strain American families’ budgets, and our nation is more than $34 trillion in debt,” Klein said. ” he said. “I will continue to fight for the people of Virginia’s 6th Congressional District and urge my colleagues in Congress and the Biden administration to listen to the American people and put their concerns first.”
Eric Burlison, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, also weighed in.
“Republicans have control of the House of Representatives and should use that to protect our borders, but unfortunately the United Party is committed to protecting Ukraine’s borders, not our own,” he said. Ta. “This has to stop. We have to put America first!”
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Mr. Burleson, Mr. Klein, and Mr. Roy could not be reached for comment on this matter.
There were more than 7,000 encounters at the southern border on Friday, up from about 6,500 for the second day in a row, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said. In the previous weeks, he had more than 4,000 encounters.
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Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, told Fox News that while the House of Representatives gave aid to protect foreign borders, it gave nothing to the Border Patrol to keep America safe. I’m very disappointed.” . “There’s nothing more regressive than that. We didn’t even expect taxpayer dollars to come in. They could have given us the policy and that would have been enough.”
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.
