{"id":1983773,"date":"2023-07-26T22:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T02:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-pitches-competing-ndaa-amendments-on-ukraine-aid-oversight-neither-pass\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T22:41:19","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T02:41:19","slug":"senate-gop-pitches-competing-ndaa-amendments-on-ukraine-aid-oversight-neither-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-pitches-competing-ndaa-amendments-on-ukraine-aid-oversight-neither-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP proposes competing NDAA amendments for Ukraine aid oversight, both fail."},"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%2Fsenate-gop-pitches-competing-ndaa-amendments-on-ukraine-aid-oversight-neither-pass%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=1983773&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--><h2>A Battle on the Senate Floor:\u2064 Competing Amendments for\u200c Congressional Oversight of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>A \u2063pair \u200cof\u200b Senate Republicans went head to\u2064 head on Wednesday evening, presenting\u2063 competing amendments to the National Defense Authorization \u2064Act. Both amendments aimed to boost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-demand-investigation-into-irans-nuclear-violations\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Demand Investigation Into Iran\u2019s Nuclear Violations\">congressional oversight<\/a> of U.S. assistance to Ukraine, but unfortunately,\u2063 they were both \u200bdefeated.<\/p>\n<h3>The First Amendment: A Strong Stand for Auditing<\/h3>\n<p>The first amendment\u2063 was proposed by Sen. \u2064Roger Wicker (R-MS), a staunch supporter of\u200c backing Ukraine against Russia&#8217;s military invasion. Sen.\u200b Josh Hawley (R-MO), along with Sens. Jim Risch (R-ID), John Kennedy\u2064 (R-LA), and Wicker, joined forces to establish an office solely dedicated to\u2063 auditing the funds and weaponry sent by the United \u2063States to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This amendment would have allowed\u2063 the president\u200b to choose the leader of \u200dthe office, whether it\u2063 be\u200c an existing\u200b inspector general or\u2064 someone new. It also \u2062required the office to regularly report to Congress and receive $10 million in funding to hire around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-gop-pitches-competing-ndaa-amendments-on-ukraine-aid-oversight-neither-pass\/\" title=\"Senate GOP proposes competing NDAA amendments for Ukraine aid oversight, both fail.\">30 full-time staff members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Risch and Wicker have previously argued that there\u200d is sufficient oversight of Ukraine aid, they have \u200drecently shown willingness to consider \u2062centralizing those audits. Hawley, in an interview with the Washington Examiner, acknowledged that the amendment was not perfect but \u2062believed it was a step \u2063forward in achieving accountability.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that there was\u2062 some Democratic interest in this measure \u200das well.<\/p>\n<h3>The Second Amendment: A Call for Special Inspection<\/h3>\n<p>The second \u200damendment was \u200dproposed by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), who has also been critical of the extensive resources allocated to support Ukraine&#8217;s war efforts. Paul&#8217;s amendment aimed to establish the\u2063 Office of\u200b the\u2064 Special Inspector General for Afghanistan\u200b Reconstruction and Ukraine Aid. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blasted-by-terrorism-foreign-policy-experts-over-afghanistan-decision-such-an-avoidable-shame\/\" title=\"Biden Blasted By Terrorism, Foreign Policy Experts Over Afghanistan Decision: \u2018Such An Avoidable Shame\u2019\">special inspector general<\/a>, appointed by the president, would report to the secretary of state and secretary of defense.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, both amendments fell short of the required 60 votes for passage. The Wicker amendment received a vote \u200bof 50-49, while Paul&#8217;s amendment received only\u2064 20 votes in favor and 78 votes against.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click \u2062here<\/a> to read more from\u200d the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p>Members of Congress have been engaged in a week-long debate over the National Defense Authorization Act, a bill that sets\u2063 Pentagon policy and authorizes $886 billion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">defense spending<\/a> for \u200cfiscal 2024. The House\u2064 has already passed \u2063the\u2063 bill, but it is \u2063expected \u200cthat several partisan provisions will be revised during the conference committee process.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of \u200cwhich\u200b amendment it was to be established through, House Republicans, who hold \u2062a slim majority, are likely to support the idea of an oversight office for Ukraine aid. Since Russia&#8217;s invasion last February, \u200cCongress has authorized over $100 billion in military and nondefense assistance for Ukraine on a bipartisan\u200d basis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Republicans introduced two competing amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act, aiming to increase congressional oversight of U.S. aid to Ukraine. However, both amendments were ultimately defeated. 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