McCarthy vows to strip Ukraine money from Pentagon bill after Greene 'no' vote

[Eugene]

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Update: McCarthy backtracks, says he will keep Ukraine aid in Pentagon funding bill (The Hill)

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Source: The Hill

McCarthy vows to strip Ukraine money from Pentagon bill after Greene ‘no’ vote

BY MYCHAEL SCHNELL - 09/22/23 1:09 PM ET

Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced Friday that he will strip funding for Ukraine out of a Pentagon spending bill after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) joined conservatives in blocking the legislation from advancing earlier this week.

McCarthy said he would remove the $300 million for Ukraine currently in the Pentagon appropriations bill and hold a separate vote on the funding.

“It would be out and voted on by itself,” McCarthy said when asked about the Ukraine aid in the Pentagon appropriations bill.

The Speaker’s announcement comes one day after a band of five conservatives opposed a procedural vote for the Pentagon appropriations bill, sinking the effort and preventing the legislation from moving forward. It was the second time this week that hard-liners blocked the funding bill from advancing.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4218467-mccarthy-vows-to-strip-ukraine-money-from-pentagon-bill-after-greene-no-vote/

[Irish_Dem]

1. This is against US national security interests.

Damaging Russia's military capability via Ukraine funding is the best money we can spend.
And a bargain compared to direct US combat with Russia.

[PSPS]

2. That's precisely why the kremlin kaucus demanded it be stripped.

[Irish_Dem]

6. Yep you have to follow orders when you are getting paid and installed into office by Putin.

[2naSalit]

9. +2

[DemocraticPatriot]

3. If the Ukraine funding is made into a stand-alone bill, Democrats should

be able to support it, so it should pass easily.

[Deuxcents]

5. If he brings it to a vote..

This is so unbelievably cruel

[Deuxcents]

4. Now we know who is running this clown show

[Irish_Dem]

7. Putin or MTG?

[MorbidButterflyTat]

13. Was there a doubt?

[electric_blue68]

8. Eff you, MTG!

Even if I wasn't half 2nd Gen
Ukrainian-American!

🤬🤬🤬

(Putin, too, of course)

[2naSalit]

10. I bet they're...

Having sex and that she can control him with it. She certainly takes orders from pooty and Kkkevvy probably had a nice chat with him when he went to magalaga to "kiss the o-ring" of -45's anus.

I'm pretty sure the two howlers are the sex tools of pootin.

[bahboo]

12. exactly what I was thinking....

in much cruder language however.....

[2naSalit]

14. It took...

A moment to write that in soft terminology.

[Deuxcents]

11. The Speaker didn't have the decency to meet with Zelenskyy

Instead, he hid like the spineless snake he is and waited for him to be gone. If there’s a way to circumvent this, Im sure Pelosi will know. Im sooo angry about so many things going on and this is about to make me 🤯

[EndlessWire]

15. Bitch!

After she said no?? Who's bitchier, McCarthy or Greene?

These people are the stupidest people on the planet. Filled with hate and fear.

I swear: If they shut down the Government. the wrath of the People should rise up and swallow them.

Hold out, Joe! These cowardly assholes are just following their idol and leader, Trump. They do not have Kung Fu Karma, which they are going to find out.

SHUN THEM. If they want to help Russia, make them go live there.

This is all because Trump thinks he can weasel out of his crimes. An evil, wannabe dictator with a blonde bimbo hoping he favors her with...what?!

Gawd, I hate this. Hear my prayer: Help Ukraine to prevail against its enemies, and bring peace to the land...lock Trump up! Amen.

[purr-rat beauty]

16. Nothing suspicious that they never mention Putin

Never once, nothing about his war of choice and war crimes against a Democracy and Sovereign Nation.

They treat it like Ukraine's just doing this for fun. Their way of life, their culture, economy, cities, and people have been immensely damaged but they fight on. And we help them.

the repubs are doing his bidding.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. GOP Gang of Putin