> Following a passage of a bill to avoid a government shutdown, top U.S. Senate leaders issued a rare bipartisan statement affirming their commitment to Ukraine.
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> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and representatives of the appropriations committees said they expect the Senate will work “to ensure the U.S. government continues to provide critical and sustained security and economic support for Ukraine.”
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> “We support Ukraine’s efforts to defend its sovereignty against (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s brazen aggression, and we join a strong bipartisan majority of our colleagues in this essential work,” reads the statement. “With the eyes of our partners, allies, and adversaries upon us, we keenly understand the importance of American leadership and are committed to strengthening it from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.”
That thumbnail is a very appropriate choice. Our exact sentiment.
Good on them for this rare cooperation.
Even if i took it at face value (hard to do after the US government nearly shut down over Ukraine support), the ball is in the House of Representatives which refused to even include Ukraine aid in the budgets (the Senate can’t initiate budgets).
I can not stop being concerned for further US support to Ukraine until i see it signed after all.
What was the point of lend lease law if nothing was done about it? Just a psychological effect? For whom?
It’s good to know a few congressmen have some knowledge of history.
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> Following a passage of a bill to avoid a government shutdown, top U.S. Senate leaders issued a rare bipartisan statement affirming their commitment to Ukraine.
>
> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and representatives of the appropriations committees said they expect the Senate will work “to ensure the U.S. government continues to provide critical and sustained security and economic support for Ukraine.”
>
> “We support Ukraine’s efforts to defend its sovereignty against (Russian President Vladimir) Putin’s brazen aggression, and we join a strong bipartisan majority of our colleagues in this essential work,” reads the statement. “With the eyes of our partners, allies, and adversaries upon us, we keenly understand the importance of American leadership and are committed to strengthening it from Europe to the Indo-Pacific.”
That thumbnail is a very appropriate choice. Our exact sentiment.
Good on them for this rare cooperation.
Even if i took it at face value (hard to do after the US government nearly shut down over Ukraine support), the ball is in the House of Representatives which refused to even include Ukraine aid in the budgets (the Senate can’t initiate budgets).
I can not stop being concerned for further US support to Ukraine until i see it signed after all.
What was the point of lend lease law if nothing was done about it? Just a psychological effect? For whom?
It’s good to know a few congressmen have some knowledge of history.