{"id":1994791,"date":"2023-08-08T20:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-set-for-heated-battle-following-recess-as-biden-wants-north-of-10-billion-sent-to-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T20:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T00:27:57","slug":"congress-set-for-heated-battle-following-recess-as-biden-wants-north-of-10-billion-sent-to-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-set-for-heated-battle-following-recess-as-biden-wants-north-of-10-billion-sent-to-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress gears up for a fiery post-recess clash as Biden pushes for over $10 billion to be sent to Ukraine."},"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\">40<\/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%2Fcongress-set-for-heated-battle-following-recess-as-biden-wants-north-of-10-billion-sent-to-ukraine%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=1994791&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 New Report: Biden Administration Seeks Additional $10 Billion in Aid for Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>A new report from <a href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/archive\/8823-punchbowl-news-am\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Punchbowl News<\/a> reveals that the Biden\u200c administration is planning to\u2062 request an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-invasion-sanctions-will-see-russian-economy-shrink-by-35-percent-jp-morgan\/\" title=\"Ukraine Invasion Sanctions Will See Russian Economy Shrink by 35 Percent: JP Morgan\">additional  billion<\/a> in aid for Ukraine. \u2063This\u200c news\u2064 comes despite Congress being on recess, with the request\u2063 expected\u2064 to be made in the coming week.<\/p>\n<p>The report states that while\u200c the exact\u2063 size of \u2064the aid\u2062 package \u2062has\u200b not been defined, sources suggest it will be\u2062 &#8220;north of \u200c$10 billion.&#8221; This would add to the $110 billion that has already been approved through Congress \u200dfor \u2062Ukraine and its allies.<\/p>\n<h3>Support and Opposition<\/h3>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/article\/how-much-aid-has-us-sent-ukraine-here-are-six-charts#:~:text=Since%20the%20war%20began%2C%20the,Economy%2C%20a%20German%20research%20institute.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council on Foreign Relations<\/a>, the U.S. has \u2062provided Ukraine with $3.9 billion in\u2062 humanitarian assistance, $26.4 billion in \u200cfinancial assistance, and $46.6 billion in military aid\u2064 as of July.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u200b President Donald \u200bTrump has been known to \u200coppose \u200caid to Ukraine, but recent tests of support in\u200b Congress have shown critics\u2062 of\u2062 aid losing. Efforts to limit Ukraine&#8217;s aid have been rejected, including proposals to tie\u2064 U.S. spending to that of NATO allies.<\/p>\n<p>However, some Republicans have voiced their support for \u200caid to Ukraine. Republican Rep. Joe\u2063 Wilson of South Carolina\u2062 stated, \u2063&#8221;We know this is \u200ba worldwide war that we&#8217;re in of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-set-for-heated-battle-following-recess-as-biden-wants-north-of-10-billion-sent-to-ukraine\/\" title=\"Congress gears up for a fiery post-recess clash as Biden pushes for over  billion to be sent to Ukraine.\">authoritarians\u200b versus \u200bdemocracies<\/a>;\u200b this is not\u200c a war we chose, war criminal [Russian President Vladimir] Putin \u2062is the person who started the war.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Victoria \u200dSpartz of Indiana, who was born in \u2064Ukraine, emphasized the importance of supporting\u2062 Ukraine as the front\u200c line of the war\u200d for freedom. She believes\u2063 that helping Ukraine is in the national\u200c interest of the United States and crucial for deterring aggressors like China and\u2063 Russia.<\/p>\n<h3>Heated Battle Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>The Biden administration&#8217;s request for\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-some-of-the-craziest-spending-items-in-the-coronavirus-stimulus-bill\/\" title=\"Here Are Some Of The Craziest Spending Items In The Coronavirus Stimulus Bill\">additional aid<\/a> to \u200dUkraine sets the stage for\u2062 a\u200c heated \u200cbattle \u200cin \u200bCongress following the recess. With differing opinions\u2064 on the \u2063matter, lawmakers will need to navigate \u2064the appropriations process and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/md-gov-hogan-urges-biden-lawmakers-to-work-together-on-covid-19-relief-legislation\/\" title=\"Md. Gov. Hogan urges Biden, lawmakers to work together on COVID-19 relief legislation\">find common ground<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the situation unfolds, it remains to be \u2062seen how Congress\u2064 will \u2062respond to the Biden \u2062administration&#8217;s push for increased aid \u200dto Ukraine.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Congress should not\u2064 authorize another penny for Ukraine and push \u200bthe Biden \u200dadministration to pursue peace,&#8221; said Republican Rep. \u2063Marjorie Taylor Greene, who proposed limiting\u2063 Ukraine&#8217;s aid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/congress-set-heated-battle-following-recess-biden-wants-north-10-billion-sent-ukraine\/\">Congress Set for Heated Battle Following\u200d Recess as Biden \u2062Wants &#8216;North of $10 Billion&#8217; Sent\u2063 to Ukraine<\/a> appeared \u2062first\u2063 on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A report claims the Biden administration plans to request $10 billion in aid for Ukraine, as per Punchbowl News. The request may be made this week, despite Congress being on recess. 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