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House Speaker Mike Johnson (RINO-LA) told Republican Senators that the House would be sending over legislation to send more US taxpayer funds to defend Ukraine's border.
"No one wants Vladimir Putin to prevail. I’m of the opinion that he wouldn’t stop at Ukraine … and go all through the way through Europe," Johnson told reporters during the House Republican retreat at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia late Wednesday. "There is a right and wrong there, a good versus evil in my view, and Ukraine is the victim here."
Johnson's appeal to the senate came one day after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) pressured him to bring the Senate-passed package funding Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the House floor.
"I did get the sense that after the appropriations bills were taken care of that they would turn to that, and there have been a number of suggestions. One has to do with the forfeiture, basically, of $300 billion in Russian assets, which I think is a great idea," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who was one of 22 GOP senators who voted for the package last month.
As for seizing Russian assets, Cornyn said "It would be justice to make the Russians to pay for Ukraine, pay the United States and allies for arming Ukraine."
Cornyn also voiced support for the lend-lease program for Ukraine, either on top of - or instead of, the $60 billion included in the Senate's emergency funding package.
Lindsey Graham (RINO-SC), meanwhile, said that a lend-lease program would help Ukraine to stop Russia from making gains on the battlefield.
Johnson suggested that the package could be a loan or lend-lease program in order to pretend that the US will ever see any return on the 'investment' - an idea floated by former President Donald Trump last month.
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: VariedcodeSole
Do you have a list of what would be sent under this bill so I can evaluate my portfolio?
It's your own fault if you haven't been making money off of this.
originally posted by: WeMustCare
a reply to: VariedcodeSole
We can circle back to my original choice for house speaker, congressman Byron Donalds of Florida. He and Donald Trump are exactly alike with their thinking... And neither man can be intimidated.
originally posted by: WeMustCare
a reply to: VariedcodeSole
We can circle back to my original choice for house speaker, congressman Byron Donalds of Florida. He and Donald Trump are exactly alike with their thinking... And neither man can be intimidated.
originally posted by: budzprime69
originally posted by: WeMustCare
a reply to: VariedcodeSole
We can circle back to my original choice for house speaker, congressman Byron Donalds of Florida. He and Donald Trump are exactly alike with their thinking... And neither man can be intimidated.
Personally I think it would be best to give up on your MAGA dream of complete compliance with MAGA.
originally posted by: budzprime69
a reply to: VariedcodeSole
I didn't say say give up on the MAGA dream. It itself is a great idea at its root. The idea he has is not MAGA. It is a fascist dictatorship. Go ahead and ask him some key questions and find out yourself.
I would like to add that just because he says says a few key words and presents himself as somone that is MAGA just know he is using that idea as a subversion.
I guess you can write or call your representatives, might be worth a try.