Biden Asks Congress for $24 Billion More in Ukraine Aid

President Joe Biden set up a clash with House Republicans by asking lawmakers to approve billions more dollars for Ukraine’s defense, further straining the ability of Congress to avoid a government shutdown Oct. 1.

The White House sees the $13 billion in funding for Ukraine war costs, which came in a $40 billion supplemental spending request, as critical to sustaining the war effort against Russia as the conflict enters a more intense phase. But Republican opposition to the aid has grown as conservatives have railed against US involvement in the war.

The House will not rubber stamp Biden’s request and will scrutinize it carefully, an aide to Speaker Kevin McCarthy said.

“The answer needs to be NO!,” Republican Representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado said on X, the social media platform formerly called Twitter. “We’ve done more than enough and none of this money is even being audited.”

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[Brandonsea]

Absolutely not. Enough is enough. Help out the American people.

[nyogtheeldritchgentleman]

Oh hell no. No more funneling money to Ukraine.

[arthurmyself]

Enough is enough our own country is falling apart

[filipsuljevic]

Giving money to other countries Americans are struggling for food I can’t believe for who this American vote 😂😂😂😂

[sharpe]

How much is 10% of 24 billion, for biden ?

[studypoint]

This man himself is not less than a disaster

[Colossus-Tone]

At this stage they are just pissing on us and telling us it's raining.

[HebrewTactical]

And then Hawaii burns right after asking for the money

[corneliusrupert]

"The goal is to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. The goal is an endless war, not a successful war." - Julian Assange

[bigdogboss]

What about the people who are here in the USA 40 billion could help your own country df

[harveyharrison]

How much of this will go in Biden's pocket?

[koffi]

This is outrageous because the money can be spent on the thousands of homeless people.

[wolfgangp.descalso]

Criminal Treason. Arrest This Fraudster

[garygraham]

322 MILLON AMERICANS ! PAY US AND MAKE US ALL MILLONAIRES ! NOT OTHER CRIMINAL GOVERNMENTS !

[AC-reee]

Of course he does, they will win for sure if he can just launder more money, 😂😂😂😂😂

[joshuaburns]

Take it out of your stupid inflation reduction act or everything else Mr. Inflation

[Denscaff]

Americans tax is going up 💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸

[Shining]

I'm tired of paying for this proxy war. ⛽🔌💡🛒 Enough is Enough!!

[aliciarodgers]

I’ll ask the President for the same amount of money, to help people in the country that still don’t have enough money to live a decent life.
To help people in Florida that can’t not afford to pay property insurance, to help the homeless people in California, to save social security,
and I could go on and on about deficiencies in the whole country, but before sending MORE MONEY to Ukraine.
Enough is Enough.

[sea_turtle]

I wouldn't send Ukraine anymore money. Help the American people.