{"id":1478276,"date":"2022-05-17T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1478276"},"modified":"2022-05-17T13:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T17:59:53","slug":"here-are-the-11-senate-republicans-who-voted-against-the-ukraine-military-aid-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-11-senate-republicans-who-voted-against-the-ukraine-military-aid-package\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The 11 Senate Republicans Who Voted Against The Ukraine Military Aid 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\">28<\/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%2Fhere-are-the-11-senate-republicans-who-voted-against-the-ukraine-military-aid-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=1478276&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><\/div>\n<p>Eleven Republican Senators voted Monday to block the advancement of a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, including Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who stymied efforts last week after demanding more financial accountability from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Sens. Mike Braun of Indiana, Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, John Boozman of Arkansas, Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Roger Marshall of Kansas, Mike Crapo of Idaho and Josh Hawley of Missouri, all voted to block advancing the aid.<\/p>\n<p>A group of 81 bipartisan senators voted in favor of the spending package. Monday\u2019s vote was to end debate on a motion to proceed.<\/p>\n<p>The package was originally <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/12\/rand-paul-slows-down-ukraine-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">held up<\/a> by Paul, who objected because he wanted the package to be re-written so that it requires an inspector general to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/04\/28\/joe-biden-requests-33-billion-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">oversee<\/a> spending in Ukraine, which has faced serious corruption in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy,\u201d Paul had said.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley defended his vote Monday night by saying \u201cspending $40 billion on Ukraine aid \u2013 more than three times what all of Europe has spent combined- is not in America\u2019s interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt neglects priorities at home (the border), allows Europe to freeload, short changes critical interests abroad and comes w\/ no meaningful oversight,\u201d Hawley tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Spending $40 billion on Ukraine aid \u2013 more than three times what all of Europe has spent combined \u2013 is not in America\u2019s interests. It neglects priorities at home (the border), allows Europe to freeload, short changes critical interests abroad and comes w\/ no meaningful oversight<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1526323883980242949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not isolationism. That\u2019s nationalism. It\u2019s about prioritizing American security and American interests.\u201d<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/17\/tucker-carlson-dan-crenshaw-eyepatch-mccain-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018You Hurl Juvenile Insults\u2019: Crenshaw Responds To Tucker\u2019s \u2018Eyepatch McCain\u2019 Comment)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Braun said he \u201cwill vote against policies\u201d he likes \u201cif it\u2019s going to continue us on the same pathway that\u2019s taken us from $18 trillion [in debt] when I got here to $30 trillion,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/minutes\/congress\/05-16-2022\/ukraine-dissenters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanleader.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/leader-mcconnell-and-senators-collins-cornyn-and-barrasso-meet-president-zelenskyy-in-kyiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> Saturday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said \u201cAmerica\u2019s support for Ukraine\u2019s self-defense is not mere philanthropy. Defending the principle of sovereignty, promoting stability in Europe, and imposing costs on Russia\u2019s naked aggression have a direct and vital bearing on America\u2019s national security and vital interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is squarely in our national interest to help Ukraine achieve victory in this war and to help Ukraine and other countries deter other wars of aggression before they start.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven Republican Senators voted Monday to block the advancement of a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine, including Republican Kentucky Sen. 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