> US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on 20 November that passing legislation to provide further military aid to Ukraine is a “critical priority” for US President Joe Biden and for national security.
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> The Biden administration’s proposal for a $105 billion security aid package faces pushback from some Republican legislators, leaving the bill in limbo as US Congress enters a two-week recess.
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> > “We can’t allow Ukraine to lose a battle on the home front because it lacks enough money to keep schoolteachers in the classroom and first responders on the job, when it’s fighting valiantly on the battlefield, so Ukraine is utterly dependent on this aid,” Yellen said.
It’s some of the most effective money being spent.
Source: I pay a fuckton in US taxes
It’s money well spent. We protect the eastern flank of NATO and eliminate one of our biggest enemies at the same time. All without the loss of US lives. There isn’t a downside to our support.
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> US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on 20 November that passing legislation to provide further military aid to Ukraine is a “critical priority” for US President Joe Biden and for national security.
>
> The Biden administration’s proposal for a $105 billion security aid package faces pushback from some Republican legislators, leaving the bill in limbo as US Congress enters a two-week recess.
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> > “We can’t allow Ukraine to lose a battle on the home front because it lacks enough money to keep schoolteachers in the classroom and first responders on the job, when it’s fighting valiantly on the battlefield, so Ukraine is utterly dependent on this aid,” Yellen said.
It’s some of the most effective money being spent.
Source: I pay a fuckton in US taxes
It’s money well spent. We protect the eastern flank of NATO and eliminate one of our biggest enemies at the same time. All without the loss of US lives. There isn’t a downside to our support.