{"id":1471325,"date":"2022-05-11T09:29:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T13:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471325"},"modified":"2022-05-11T09:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T13:29:40","slug":"peanut-butter-and-anchovies-pelosi-goes-biblical-to-pass-40b-ukraine-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peanut-butter-and-anchovies-pelosi-goes-biblical-to-pass-40b-ukraine-package\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Peanut Butter And Anchovies\u2019: Pelosi Goes Biblical To Pass $40B Ukraine Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeanut-butter-and-anchovies-pelosi-goes-biblical-to-pass-40b-ukraine-package%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471325&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/Pelosi.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went biblical in urging passage of a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, a deal 57 Republicans said the deficit-addicted U.S. can\u2019t afford with a possible recession looming.<\/p>\n<p>The plan, which exceeded by $7 billion President Joe Biden\u2019s request last month, passed overwhelmingly and now heads to the Senate where it is expected pass easily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re home thinking about [what the aid package] is all about, just think about \u2018when I was hungry, you fed me\u2019 from the Gospel of Matthew,\u201d Pelosi said somberly, paraphrasing Matthew 25:35.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pelosi: &#8220;When you&#8217;re home thinking about [what $40 billion to Ukraine] is all about, just think about &#8216;when I was hungry, you fed me&#8217; from the Gospel of Matthew.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/J1NukSFVuo\">pic.twitter.com\/J1NukSFVuo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1524193428975853568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pelosi\u2019s reliance on scripture to sell the plan drew howls on social media.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cNancy <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Pelosi<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Bible<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> quotes go together like peanut butter and anchovies,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rhonda65745115\/status\/1524334840883077121?s=20&#038;t=fzgUOFF5QFW77W_QLbPCyw\">tweeted MainePatriot<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cWhy is <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Pelosi<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> comparing giving weapons to a country to feeding the poor in the <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">bible<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">?\u201d another person <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/404___err0r\/status\/1524261989866000384?s=20&#038;t=fzgUOFF5QFW77W_QLbPCyw\">tweeted<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another said that Pelosi should \u201cactually read the Bible.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pelosi needs to actually read the Bible. We aren\u2019t feeding Ukraine. They are sending a \ud83d\udca9 load of unrestricted $$ to Ukraine while Americans need help at home. Vote that hag out of office! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9dXROqcd6y\">https:\/\/t.co\/9dXROqcd6y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donna (@IAmTheStorm__) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IAmTheStorm__\/status\/1524196115305881600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Others contrasted the Catholic politician\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnEga15512111\/status\/1524338216920182785?s=20&#038;t=fzgUOFF5QFW77W_QLbPCyw\">quoting of the Gospel to her adamant stance for abortion rights<\/a> amid the Supreme Court\u2019s apparently pending reversal of <em>Roe v Wade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>But the 57 Republicans who voted against the aid package said their opposition was grounded in economics.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cI\u2019m voting against tonight\u2019s reckless $40B Ukraine spending bill,\u201d Arizona Republican Andy Biggs tweeted. \u201c<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Pelosi<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> rushed the bill to the House floor without hearings or time for members to adequately review the bill. I oppose Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, but we can\u2019t help Ukraine by spending money we don\u2019t have.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Most of the funding \u2013 $34.7 billion \u2013 is for direct military aid, while the rest covers humanitarian and initiatives. The package would be on top of\u00a0$13.6 billion sent to Ukraine in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Russia\u2019s continued assault, we must act with the same urgency to provide this additional emergency funding,\u201d said House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, (D-CT). \u201cWe have a moral responsibility to deliver this support to help end the grievous loss of life, hold Putin and his cronies accountable, and protect global democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Democrats first sought to bundle the Ukrainian aid with yet another COVID-19 spending package, but those plans were scuttled amid GOP opposition.<\/p>\n<p>The new package includes $11 billion to allow the Biden administration to continue sending U.S. military equipment to Ukraine through presidential drawdown authority and\u00a0$8.7 billion to replenish military equipment. It also includes $6 billion for the Pentagon\u2019s\u00a0Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative \u00a0to provide equipment, supplies and logistical support to the Ukrainian military.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly $4 billion will go to pay for U.S. forces and a Patriot missile battery deployed to Europe and $500 million would go toward replacing U.S. Javelin and Stinger missiles donated to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The bill requires the inspectors general for the Pentagon and State Department to oversee delivery and use of the \u00a0funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went biblical in urging passage of a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine, a deal 57 Republicans said the deficit-addicted U.S. can\u2019t afford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":729,"featured_media":1482543,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1471325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1471325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1471325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1482543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1471325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1471325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1471325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}