US Senate Clears $40 Billion in Ukraine Aid, Sending Bill to Biden

The Senate passed a more than $40 billion Ukraine aid package on a bipartisan 86 to 11 vote, sending the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature.

The legislation is significantly larger than the $33 billion aid package Biden requested last month but received overwhelming support.

“The message this sends is that the United States is committed, that we are going to stand with any country that is a democracy when there is an autocracy that attempts to overrun it,” Idaho Republican Jim Risch said. “Ronald Reagan spent eight years bringing down the Soviet Union and freeing the countries in its orbit. We are not going to abandon the effort he made. We are all in.”

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[kenschartz]

It's so wonderful to see our representatives in government not giving a single shit about us or the skyrocketing inflation.

[elsathedemonwolf]

It really amazes me how fast they can help another country but they can’t help their own people it’s truly disgusting

[cierrasagacious]

Absolutely insulting to struggling Americans. $40B is not going to end the war, it will just prolong it and Zelensky will demand more, weeks later.

[TragicComic]

Wish that acted this fast when Americans needed help…sickening!!!

[arthurfonzarelli]

This should absolutely infuriate every American.

[tonysouthern]

But yet us Veterans cant even get proper care after being poisoned with chemicals and getting injured due to our service!

[jmjfanss]

Shame on 454 members of congress for all of this

[jameslahey]

Money for war but can't feed the poor

[jefftaylor]

Can we get 40 billion for aid to the fucking US please?

[heywoodjablowme]

Crazy how easily our government can work together when it comes to giving our taxpayer money to foreign countries

[scouncil]

So this is where my tax return went. Couldn’t get a hold of the irs when my shit was cut for no reason, i have no debts with them.

[Protect_all_ljfforms]

I remember the absolute meltdown they had when it came to giving American citizen their own money while we still need it. Took months just to do 1 check.
But as Joe said “America fist is dead” so we’re the only country on earth that places non citizens ahead of their own.

[happyvirk]

This is so absurd, what about the sky high gas prices here in America 🇺🇸 cuz of the sanctions against Russia in favor of Ukraine? We could’ve use this $40B to at least ease that burden of super high gas prices here.

[tbyas]

Sickness in the house. 40 billion to Ukraine and zero to The US citizens! Smfh

[deza.williams]

At a time when at least half of America can’t afford a full tank of gas….. This is nauseating

[sparrowhawkTTS]

Meanwhile in America, gas and food is too freaking expensive, baby formula is non existent, middle class businesses are bleeding out and stocks are nose diving. Yea, good call you freaking out of touch, self righteous, spoiled politicians who still don’t have to cut a single luxury or at the least pinch a penny to make sure their able to afford the basic necessities!

[TheMann]

What a joke. Just keep printing money it will be alright. I'm so tired of seeing my fellow Americans and my tax dollars be wasted on the most absurd things. It's time to put a foot down and push for term limits.

[karenturner]

They are funneling that money to their account I’m so tired of this shit— we Americans are working our asses off and paying these high ass taxes and can’t get our people reparations-this is fucking ridiculous

[adammiller]

All the problems we have at home that need to be taken care of and they worried about a war that is none of our business

[spiralout]

STOP THIS MADNESS!!!! WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AMERICANS FIRST!!! TAX PAYERS SHOULD HAVE A SAY IN THIS B.S.