{"id":1856258,"date":"2023-02-22T09:05:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1856258"},"modified":"2023-02-22T09:11:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:11:44","slug":"house-republicans-visit-kyiv-vow-there-is-strong-bipartisan-support-to-give-ukraine-everything-it-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-visit-kyiv-vow-there-is-strong-bipartisan-support-to-give-ukraine-everything-it-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans Visit Kyiv, Vow There is \u201cStrong Bipartisan Support to Give Ukraine Everything It Needs\u201d"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhouse-republicans-visit-kyiv-vow-there-is-strong-bipartisan-support-to-give-ukraine-everything-it-needs%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=1856258&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-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Screenshot-2023-02-21-205414-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Rep. Michael McCaul (R. Texas) was the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair. He led several Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to Ukraine, where they supported President Volodymyrzelensky. Also, they inspected military equipment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">They met with Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials in Kyiv. Zelensky then presented a wishlist of more powerful military weapons that Ukraine needed for war with Russia. According to a spokesperson from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Breitbart News was provided with details about the trip as well as excerpts of remarks McCaul made at a press conference there.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>McCaul was joined by Max Miller (R\u2013OH), Darrell Issa, Jake Ellzey and Keith Self (R\u2013TX). &#8220;very productive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you Chairman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcCaul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMcCaul<\/a>, Congressmen <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarrellIssa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DarrellIssa<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKeithSelf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepKeithSelf<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxMillerOH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MaxMillerOH<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeEllzey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JakeEllzey<\/a> for your visit to Kyiv, meeting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZelenskyyUa<\/a>, and for important signals of support to Ukraine, and our fight for Freedom! Together we win \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yVJtIQpKOU\">pic.twitter.com\/yVJtIQpKOU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oksana Markarova (@OMarkarova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OMarkarova\/status\/1628115798945370114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"a8d-pre twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The war in Ukraine has been devastating for the people of Ukraine and costly for the United States. Putin&#8217;s invasion must be brought to an end, and any further aid should be directed at achieving that result on the battlefield. I appreciate <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZelenskyyUa<\/a> for briefing us today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FyaRN4rDWB\">pic.twitter.com\/FyaRN4rDWB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Max Miller (@RepMaxMiller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaxMiller\/status\/1628086487609749524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congressman Keith Self is in Kyiv, Ukraine with\u00a0House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul to see firsthand what is happening on the ground in Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TklL3NhCkz\">pic.twitter.com\/TklL3NhCkz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Keith Self (@RepKeithSelf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKeithSelf\/status\/1628099981256032260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We talked primarily about what [Zelensky&#8217;s] needs are when it comes to winning this war,&#8221; McCaul said, noting Zelensky would provide the Republicans with his list of desired items.<\/p>\n<p>McCaul continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Primarily, he needs the longer-range artillery, also known as ATACMS, that can go all the way into Crimea to take out the Iranian drones that are causing so many problems throughout Ukraine \u2013 [hitting] power [infrastructure] and killing innocent civilians. He also needs air-to-surface systems including aircrafts like the F-16.<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>We have strong bipartisan support to give Ukraine everything that it needs to win.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The congressmen&#8217;s visit comes one day after Biden also made an unannounced appearance in Ukraine, which<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/20\/republicans-condemn-bidens-ukraine-visit-perfect-example-america-last\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drew<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>backlash mostly from Republicans who feel Biden has prioritized the foreign nation over pressing issues at home, such as the toxic train wreck in Ohio, the southern border crisis, and crippling economic inflation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">Issa, who was with the congressional delegation and supports aiding Ukraine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/20\/darrell-issa-rips-bidens-ukraine-trip-as-strategic-failure-president-offered-no-new-plans-or-clarity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deemed<\/a> Biden&#8217;s visit a &#8220;strategic failure&#8221; because, he said, the president failed to provide any new &#8220;plans&#8221; or &#8220;clarity&#8221; about where America stands policy-wise on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>McCaul, for his part, has criticized Biden for being &#8220;too slow&#8221; at sending weapons to Ukraine,\u00a0<a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NqirouA2HKA?t=293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">warning<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>in a recent CNN interview that Biden&#8217;s perceived lack of urgency helps Russian President Vladimir Putin, who &#8220;wants this to be a long, protracted war because he knows that potentially we could lose the will of the American people and therefore the Congress.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s and the Republicans&#8217; trips come right around the one-year mark of Russia invading Ukraine, though conflict between the two countries first began in 2014 and picked back up last February with what Russia<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/20\/live-from-kyiv-joe-biden-gifts-ukraine-another-500-million\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>as a &#8220;special operation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After the past year of the U.S. government heavily investing in Ukraine&#8217;s fight, Americans do indeed\u00a0<a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/21\/american-skepticism-grows-as-ukraine-war-approaches-one-year-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">appear<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>to be becoming less supportive of the matter and more divided over it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentPasted0\">A Pew Research survey conducted January 18\u201324\u00a0<a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2023\/01\/31\/as-russian-invasion-nears-one-year-mark-partisans-grow-further-apart-on-u-s-support-for-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">found<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>that over the past year, the percentage of those who believe the U.S. is providing &#8220;too much&#8221; aid to Ukraine has increased by 19 percent. Though factions of both Republicans and Democrats believe the aid is too much, 40 percent of Republicans feel that way compared to 15 percent of Democrats. The sentiment that the aid is too much has only grown among both parties since last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a8d-pre\">In 2022, American taxpayers<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">gave<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>Ukraine nearly $50 billion in aid, according to one estimate.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>That figure has only shown signs of growing. Biden announced on his visit Monday that Americans would continue to fund the war for &#8220;as long as it takes&#8221; and that he would be sending Ukraine nearly half a billion taxpayer dollars more in aid.<\/p>\n<p>Coinciding with Americans&#8217; weakening support for funding Ukraine and the varying criticisms of Biden from Congress, foreign policy experts are<span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"ContentPasted0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2023\/02\/21\/american-skepticism-grows-as-ukraine-war-approaches-one-year-mark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerned<\/a><span class=\"ContentPasted0\">\u00a0<\/span>about the president&#8217;s apparent lack of strategy specifics.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has warned that the House will not continue to support writing a &#8220;blank check&#8221; to Ukraine, and 11 House Republicans, led by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), are backing a &#8220;Ukraine Fatigue Resolution&#8221; to end all funding to Ukraine and urge the warring nations to reach a peace agreement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No more aid for Ukraine!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to ALL original co-sponsors for supporting my Ukraine Fatigue Resolution:<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyBiggsAZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAndyBiggsAZ<\/a><br \/>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LaurenBoebert<\/a><br \/>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepGosar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepGosar<\/a><br \/>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMTG<\/a><br \/>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLuna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepLuna<\/a><br \/>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepThomasMassie<\/a><br \/>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMaryMiller?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepMaryMiller<\/a><br \/>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepBarryMoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepBarryMoore<\/a><br \/>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XET6REEyCp\">https:\/\/t.co\/XET6REEyCp<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WBDUwzBDmU\">https:\/\/t.co\/WBDUwzBDmU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1627693628922494982?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at\u00a0<a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Michael McCaul (R. Texas) was the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair. He led several Republican lawmakers on Tuesday to Ukraine, where they supported President Volodymyrzelensky. Also, they inspected military equipment. They met with Zelensky and other Ukrainian officials in Kyiv. 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