{"id":1631966,"date":"2022-09-03T10:04:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T14:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1631966"},"modified":"2022-09-03T10:04:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-03T14:04:16","slug":"white-house-asks-congress-for-nearly-12-billion-more-for-ukraine-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-asks-congress-for-nearly-12-billion-more-for-ukraine-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Asks Congress for Nearly $12 Billion More for Ukraine Aid"},"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%2Fwhite-house-asks-congress-for-nearly-12-billion-more-for-ukraine-aid%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=1631966&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--><p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s administration has asked Congress for nearly $12 billion in additional funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-ukraine\">Ukraine<\/a>, on top of tens of billions the United States has already committed.<\/p>\n<p>The administration wants $11.7 billion for \u201csecurity and economic assistance\u201d to be delivered in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, which starts on Oct. 1, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden has been clear that the United States is committed to continuing to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their sovereignty,\u201d\u00a0White House Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young said in a statement on\u00a0Sept. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, on orders from President Vladimir Putin, invaded Ukraine in February.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Branch has already disbursed or committed roughly three-quarters of the funding Congress has already approved, which includes a $40 billion package that Biden signed in May, according to White House officials.<\/p>\n<p>The outlay has included $4.5 billion to help keep the Ukrainian government functioning and billions in arms and other military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>The funding was only expected to last through September, making the fresh request not unexpected, Young, a Biden appointee, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have rallied the world to support the people of Ukraine as they defend their democracy and we cannot allow that support to Ukraine to run dry. The people of Ukraine have inspired the world, and the Administration remains committed to supporting the Ukrainian people as they continue to stand resolute and display extraordinary courage in the face of Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>A bipartisan vote passed the $40 billion package, though no members of Congress appeared to react favorably yet to the new request.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) offered criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is obscene. I won\u2019t be voting for $13+ billion more for Ukraine or $15+ billion more for pharmaceutical companies,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p> Other Requests <\/p>\n<p>The White House\u00a0is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s administration has asked Congress for nearly $12 billion in additional funding for Ukraine, on top of tens of billions the United States has already committed. The administration wants $11.7 billion for \u201csecurity and economic assistance\u201d to be delivered in the first quarter of fiscal year 2023, which starts on Oct. 1, 2022. 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