{"id":1996947,"date":"2023-08-10T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-conservatives-reject-bidens-ukraine-funding-request-as-nonstarter\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T21:12:13","slug":"house-conservatives-reject-bidens-ukraine-funding-request-as-nonstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-conservatives-reject-bidens-ukraine-funding-request-as-nonstarter\/","title":{"rendered":"House conservatives refuse Biden&#8217;s Ukraine funding request, calling it a &#8216;nonstarter&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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-conservatives-reject-bidens-ukraine-funding-request-as-nonstarter%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=1996947&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>Conservative Republicans Reject\u200c Biden&#8217;s Request\u200b for Increased Funding for Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s request \u2062for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unveil-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" title=\"House Democrats Unveil .9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package\">additional funding<\/a> for Ukraine and other \u2062military assistance is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-radical-prosecutor-nominee-faces-mounting-opposition\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Radical Prosecutor Nominee Faces Mounting Opposition\">facing opposition<\/a> from conservative Republicans in the House. They\u2063 are dismissing the effort as nonnegotiable.<\/p>\n<p>Biden unveiled his \u2062highly anticipated request on Thursday, urging Congress to approve\u200b an extra $24 billion to\u200c support Ukraine&#8217;s ongoing battle \u200dagainst the \u200dRussian government&#8217;s invasion. The request \u200dincludes $13 \u2062billion \u2063for security assistance\u200c and $7.3 billion for\u200c economic\u200d and humanitarian efforts.\u2062 However, House Republicans, who have\u200c been cautious about providing \u200bmore\u2062 economic aid to the wartorn country, \u2062are gearing up for a \u2063battle.<\/p>\n<h3>Republicans Stand Firm Against\u2062 the Request<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;No. This\u2063 should \u200dbe a non-starter for the House GOP,&#8221;\u2063 stated Rep. \u2063Chip Roy (R-TX). &#8220;It&#8217;s time to stand up for Americans and against the uniparty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The funding proposal also seeks $12\u200c billion for disaster relief and $3.3 billion to assist countries\u2063 affected by the Russian invasion.\u2063 Additionally, \u200d$4 \u2064billion\u2062 would be allocated for U.S. border\u200b security, bringing the\u2064 total request to $40 billion.<\/p>\n<p>While the request is expected to receive some bipartisan support in the House, \u200cwith several Republicans \u2064publicly \u2064expressing their desire to\u200d continue funding Ukraine&#8217;s war effort, \u2062at least one senior GOP member doubts that Republicans have enough votes to pass the Ukraine supplemental without Democratic assistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We still don&#8217;t have an accurate accounting of the $113 billion we have\u2063 already sent to\u200b Ukraine,&#8221; said Rep.\u2063 Matt Rosendale\u2062 (R-MT). &#8220;With the disaster that \u200cis taking place on our southern border, why are\u2064 we even considering this?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This sentiment is echoed among \u2062GOP \u200bvoters, as recent polling\u2063 from the Brookings\u200d Institution shows a decrease \u2063in Republican support \u2063for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/world-financial-institution-chief-warns-of-foods-crisis-because-of-russia-ukraine-conflict\/\" title=\"World Financial institution Chief Warns of Foods Crisis Because of Russia-Ukraine Conflict\">providing financial assistance<\/a> \u200cto \u200dUkraine.\u2063 Only 28% of Republicans compared to 62% of Democrats support increased aid.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2064other\u200d hand, House Democrats are likely\u2062 to support the legislation, with\u2063 several\u2063 members already commending Biden for his efforts to assist Ukraine while also \u200caddressing\u200b the flow of fentanyl across the southern \u2064border.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We applaud the Administration \u200cfor putting forward a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-science-pelosi-says-22-5-billion-in-extra-covid-money-is-absolutely-necessary\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Science\u2019: Pelosi Says .5 Billion In Extra COVID Money Is \u2018Absolutely Necessary\u2019\">supplemental funding request<\/a> that addresses each of these important\u2064 issues facing our nation,&#8221; \u200bsaid\u200d Rep.\u200d Annie Kuster (D-NH). &#8220;Now, Congress must get it across the finish\u2064 line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It remains uncertain whether House Speaker Kevin \u200cMcCarthy (R-CA) will bring the \u200dproposal to the floor for a vote. Earlier this year, McCarthy vowed that any Ukraine-related funding must go through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-conservatives-reject-bidens-ukraine-funding-request-as-nonstarter\/\" title=\"House conservatives refuse Biden's Ukraine funding request, calling it a 'nonstarter'.\">regular appropriations process<\/a> rather than a \u2064supplemental\u200b aid request.<\/p>\n<p>Reese Gorman\u200c contributed to this \u2063report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read\u200d more from the Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative House Republicans reject President Biden&#8217;s plea for increased funding, including $24 billion for Ukraine&#8217;s military. They deem the request nonnegotiable, despite Ukraine&#8217;s ongoing battle. Biden&#8217;s proposal, eagerly awaited, faces opposition as he seeks Congress&#8217; approval for military assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1996949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1996947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1996947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1996947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1996949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1996947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1996947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1996947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}