While far too many Americans are homeless, cold and hungry, and the country is overrun by illegals, the US Government is going deeper into debt to give billions more in foreign aid, some of which is aiding the ongoing Genocide in Gaza.
"'Nothing more backwards' than US funding Ukraine border security but not our own, conservatives say"
"House Freedom Caucus takes issue with foreign aid package for not addressing southern border"
"'Nothing more backwards' than US funding Ukraine border security but not our own, conservatives say"
"House Freedom Caucus takes issue with foreign aid package for not addressing southern border"
"A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine which provides about $300 million to bolster the country’s border struck a nerve with several lawmakers increasingly frustrated with the administration's handling of the crisis at the U.S. southern border.
On Saturday, the House of Representatives approved spending $60 billion to help Ukraine build up its defense against Russia’s invasion, with a 311 to 112 vote. Republicans were not unanimous in their approval of the measure, with 101 voting in favor of the aid package, and 112 voting against it.
Speaker Johnson, R-La., unveiled the foreign aid plan earlier in the week, though a lack of any border security measures prompted allies to be wary of letting the bills move forward.
A meeting to advance the package ended Wednesday night without a vote because it provided funding for Ukraine and not U.S. border security.
HOUSE PASSES $60B UKRAINE AID BILL AS GOP REBELS THREATEN TO OUST JOHNSON
"A group of over 100 migrants attempting to enter the US illegally rush a border wall Thursday, March 21, 2024. In the process the migrants knock down Texas National Guardsmen before they are halted by the border wall. (James Breeden for New York Post / Mega)"
One of those Republican foreign aid hawks on the House Rules Committee was Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas. The House Rules Committee is the final barrier before a piece of legislation moves to the House floor for a vote.
After the vote, Roy and others turned to the social media platform X to express their discontent of the foreign aid package.
"Today, I voted no... These bills were brought forward under a contrived process to achieve a pre-determined outcome — a $100 billion, unpaid-for foreign aid package while failing to secure the border," Roy wrote. "For months, House Republicans — specifically, Speaker Mike Johnson — have been unequivocal that we would not send billions in additional aid to Ukraine without securing our own border first. This package represents a complete reversal of a position that previously unified the Republican conference, despite the clear & present danger the southern border represents to U.S. national security."
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This is all a perfectly rational plan, but we cannot know it, because it is against our interests in every way. As long as it is not official, we don't have something to fight. We are punching shadows in the dark.
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