Opinion
by ZergNet, Patriot Watchdog
This week, a group of 17 Senate Republicans, along with Democrats, voted in favor of providing Ukraine with an additional $60 billion. Interestingly, 12 of these Republicans had previously indicated that they would not support sending any more American taxpayer money to Ukraine until the United States’s border was secure from illegal immigration.
On Thursday, Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Cornyn (R-TX), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Kennedy (R-LA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), John Thune (R-SD), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Todd Young (R-IN) joined all Senate Democrats except for Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in approving the allocation of billions more in taxpayer dollars to Ukraine. If the House also approves the funding, it will be used to provide Ukraine with weapons, military training, and other resources to support its ongoing conflict with Russia.
It is worth noting that these 12 Republicans, who voted in favor of funding for Ukraine, had previously expressed their stance on the issue. They had suggested to the media that they would not support additional funding for Ukraine until the United States’s own southern border was secure. For instance, in December 2023, Senator Capito stated, “So in order for our national security interests to be served, we must have a four-prong approach here. Israel, the border, Ukraine, and Taiwan.” Similarly, Senator Cassidy emphasized the need to prioritize securing the southern border before providing support to allies, stating, “We have to support our allies, but we have to secure our own border first, and the Biden administration has not done so.”
Read the full article here: These 12 Republican Members Of Congress Just Betrayed America – The Patriot Watchdog
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