{"id":1998046,"date":"2023-08-11T15:43:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-funding-over-border-and-fentanyl-crisis\/"},"modified":"2023-08-11T15:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:44:30","slug":"white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-funding-over-border-and-fentanyl-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-funding-over-border-and-fentanyl-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"White House prioritizes Ukraine funding, neglects border and fentanyl crisis."},"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\">20<\/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-prioritizes-ukraine-funding-over-border-and-fentanyl-crisis%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=1998046&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--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Joe Biden (R) welcomes President of \u200bUkraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on December 21, 2022 \u2062in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew\u200c Angerer\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/roy-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roy Francis<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>12:31 PM \u2013\u2064 Friday, August 11,\u2063 2023<\/h3>\n<p>In a new request sent\u200c by President \u2062Joe Biden to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, the president has asked for $24 billion in aide to Ukraine and only $4 billion for spending on the border, immigration, and to combat fentanyl that is being \u200dsmuggled into the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The $24 billion that \u200cthe president requested\u2063 for Ukraine will be split into two categories. $13 billion will be for spent on defense related aid and projects,\u2064 while\u2064 $11 billion will be used for economic and humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>An official in the Department\u2064 of Homeland Security said that \u200bthe package, which totals to around \u2064$40 billion, that is being\u200d requested is for \u201cnational security and \u2064critical domestic areas like disaster relief and border management.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe\u2064 Administration is grateful for the strong bipartisan support for Ukraine since Russia\u2019s unprovoked, full-scale invasion, and we are confident that support will continue as we work together \u2064to support the Ukrainian people \u200bas they bravely stand up to \u2062Russia\u2019s brutal war\u2064 of aggression and defend their country,\u201d the official said. \u201cAs it relates to the border, the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-prioritizes-ukraine-funding-over-border-and-fentanyl-crisis\/\" title=\"White House prioritizes Ukraine funding, neglects border and fentanyl crisis.\">supplemental \u200bfunding request represents<\/a> the resource requirements DHS [Department of Homeland Security] believes are essential to manage\u200b the border \u2062through the end of the calendar year. Border dynamics are \u2064fluid and\u2063 the \u2062Administration will continue to communicate with Congress as conditions evolve. These are both bipartisan\u200b issues that we believe will garner bipartisan support.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The $4 billion requested for\u2064 the border and fentanyl crisis will be spent towards a variety of measure that are meant to strengthen \u2062the security of the\u2063 southern \u200bborder. This includes border management, \u2063as well as shelter \u200band services for migrants that are\u2064 released\u200d from custody.<\/p>\n<p>A source from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection told Fox News that as of Thursday, there are currently 19,400 migrants in custody.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, since Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S.\u2063 has spent more than $113 billion in aid for Ukraine. The amount is largest amount that any country has provided Ukraine so far.<\/p>\n<p>An administration official said that the administration will\u200b keep going back to\u200b Congress for more money to aid Ukraine if needed to.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t know\u200b how much\u200d longer this war is going to go on, or how\u2062 much more assistance we might need \u2064to support\u200d Ukraine,\u201d the official told reporters on Thursday. \u201cWe won\u2019t be bashful about going back to Congress beyond the first quarter\u2064 of next year if we feel like we need \u200bto do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The negotiated deal between the White\u2064 House and Congress capped national security spending at $886 billion for the fiscal year that \u2062ends September 30, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While Republicans\u200b remain split over the aid that is being \u200csent to Ukraine, McCarthy (R-Calif.) has stated that he would not support any funding to \u200bUkraine that would push \u200bthe defense spending over the amount that was agreed to during the negotiations with the White\u200c House.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive\u200d breaking \u200dnews blasts directly to your inbox\u200d for free. 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