FLOOR CLASH: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt To Gut U.S. Funding For Ukraine Opposed By Barbara Lee

FLOOR CLASH: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt To Gut U.S. Funding For Ukraine Opposed By Barbara Lee

it is now in order to consider amendment number 19 printed in Part B of house report 11 18-55 n for what purpose does a gentle woman from Georgia seek recognition Mr Speaker I have an amendment at the desk the clerk will designate the amendment amendment number 19 printed in Part B of house report number 11 18-55 offered by Miss green of Georgia pursuant to house resolution 1316 the gentlewoman from Georgia Miss green and a member opposed each will control 5 minutes the chair recognizes as a gentlewoman from Georgia Thank you Mr Speaker my Amendment would ensure that no additional funding is appropriated for Ukraine through the state department to date Congress has appropriated 174.50 billion which is 33% has been provided through the Department of State and US Aid and there is virtually no oversight to tell the American people how much of their money is going where we know the money goes to humanitarian and economic assistance and other non-military assistance but there is much Fraud and Abuse suspected and widely reported the economic support fund for Ukraine’s government goes toward providing food energy and health care services for the people of Ukraine it is also used to counter Russian disinformation and supporting small and mediumsized Agro businesses and natural gas purchases by Ukraine According to some reports Ukraine has actually been purchasing Russian natural gas from third parties during the war it seems counterintuitive for the US to sanction Russian oil and then send taxpayer dollars to Ukraine only for them to turn around and use the money to buy Russian oil usaid provides direct budget support to the Ukrainian government through three trust funds the multidonor trust fund the single donor trust fund and public expenditures for administrative capacity endurance this budget support funds the salaries of healthc care workers First Responders School Employees and assistance for pensioners and in internally displaced persons in Ukraine while our Southern border is being invaded daily Joe Biden cares more about protecting the borders of Ukraine than the country he swore to protect about half of Americans think the US is spending too much money helping Ukraine according to the most recent AP poll according to the recent CBS poll over 60% of Republicans do not support additional Aid to Ukraine and even one in4 Dem Democrats don’t support it anymore after all the American people are over $34.5 trillion in debt but Joe Biden doesn’t care about what Americans on either side of the political Spectrum think Joe Biden and his family have profited so much off of Ukraine’s corruption that he must think it’s only fair to return the favor it is truly disturbing to watch American taxpayer dollars go down the drain or actually should we say in foreigners pockets for foreign purposes that are not our own but President Biden is beholden to a foreign government my Amendment will ensure that no American taxpayer money is sent to continue an endless failed war in that corrupt country which is murdering an unknown amount of Ukrainian men and I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of my Amendment and I reserve the remainder of I reserve my time Mr Speaker members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president for what purpose does a gentoman from California seek recognition Mr chairman I claim the time in opposition to this amendment the gentoman from California is recognized thank you Mr chairman I rise in strong opposition to this amendment Russia’s brutal and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is not just a threat to Ukraine and its neighbors but to the world if Russia succeeds in its aggression other unprovoked proved attacks are inevitable Ukraine’s democracy is being undermined every single day entire cities have been demolished women and girls are being sexually abused by Russian soldiers and children kidnapped hospitals and schools which should be safe havens are being intentionally attacked thousands of innocent children and their families have been brutally murdered millions of ukrainians have been forced to flee their country now as I said earlier I have visited Ukraine and I immediately recognize the love of the Ukrainian people for their country and their democracy since the war broke out I’ve met with ukrainians in Poland to hear firsthand the dire situation that they face amidst Russian aggression I’ve talked with civil society organizations funded by the United States who facing danger and violence are supporting refugees vulnerable people women and children I was deeply moved by their stories and their commitment colleagues we must continue to ensure that Ukraine has the funding and support it needs to defend itself and that vulnerable people continue to receive life-saving assistance I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment and I reserve the balance of my time the gentoman from California reserves the gentle woman from Georgia is recognized Mr Speaker how much time do I have remaining the gentoman has one minute and one half remaining thank you Mr Speaker um hearing my colleague across aisle talking about the r rape and murder of women I i’ I’d like to remind everyone that American women and children are being raped and murded murdered by illegal alien monsters that the Biden Administration is allowing into the country releasing into our country paying for them to be um uh travel through buses planes uh to all 50 states and if if this United States House of Representative should care about any women and girls and children being raped and murdered it should be American women girls and children uh but this this body cares most about Ukraine I would like to remind everyone that just recently a Ukrainian group called Tex texy published a list of Ukrainian enemies that includes almost 400 Americans including Republican us lawmakers conservative influencers and media groups and anti-war activists this group receives money from the US state department through a program called Tech camp so the state department is funding a group called texy that has published a Ukrainian basically a kill list and that involves Americans and lawmakers and conf conservative influencers and media groups unbelievable that American taxpayers would be used for this this is outrageous Mr Speaker I ask my colleagues I ask the house to vote in favor of my Amendment and I yield thank you the gentle woman yields back the Gent woman from California is recognized Mr chairman support uh for Ukraine is in the interest of the United States also we have to deplore women being raped and children being kidnapped anywhere in the world including in Ukraine thank you and I yield back the balance of my gentoman yields back the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Georgia those in favor say I I those opposed no in the opinion of chair the nose habit what purpose does the gentle woman from Georgia seek recognition I ask for the recorded vote please pursuant to Clause six of rule 18 further proceedings of on this amendment offered by The Gentle woman from Georgia will be postponed

On the House floor, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) introduced an amendment to cut State Department funding to Ukraine.

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