Fallout from the $95 billion foreign aid package passed Tuesday night continued among conservative circles, especially as it pertains to Ukraine, with one Republican senator saying there’s “no way” that Ukraine would see another supplemental aid package like it again.
President Joe Biden signed the aid package into law Wednesday, releasing $60.84 billion in aid to Ukraine in its battle to repel Russia;s invasion. Key to getting Republicans to vote for the package was the $9.5 billion in the form of loans, albeit forgivable, which Ukraine can use to buy weaponry.
Regardless, some Republicans are vowing no more.
“If Ukraine thinks that it’s getting another $60 billion supplemental out of the United States Congress, there’s no way,” said Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, The Hill reported Thursday.
Vance has been outspoken against the aid from the jump, unlike nine of his GOP colleagues who flipped in support of passing the measure late Tuesday night after originally voting against it in February.
Another burr in the saddle of Republicans is that the aid bill is now law without any southern border policy attached to it.
“It makes zero sense for the U.S. to borrow billions to send in unaccountable aid to Ukraine to pay Ukrainian politicians’ salaries and secure their border while ours remains totally open. Biden’s invasion of criminals and terrorists is a national security disaster,” Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said in a post to X.
Said Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio, ““While this invasion of Ukraine most certainly poses a national security interest to the United States and a risk to our country, the invasion of America across our southern border is even more important.”
The White House said Wednesday that the aid to Ukraine should last the country through the end of the year. What happens then is anybody’s guess, with the results of the presidential and congressional elections set to be the primary determinant of what happens in 2025, according to The Hill.
Further, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is under fire from his conservative flank for his efforts to pass and advance the $95 billion bill and is bracing for a potential movement to oust him. Plus, there will be a new Republican Senate leader after November, replacing Minority Leader and huge Ukraine booster Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
Even Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was one of the nine who flipped in support of the aid, said any supplemental moving forward would have to be paid back.
“The loan component’s going to be bigger, not smaller. If you want more for Ukraine in the future, it’ll be more of a loan,” Graham said.
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