{"id":2040903,"date":"2023-09-21T23:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T03:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T03:38:31","slug":"mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy denies Zelenskyy&#8217;s Congress address plea."},"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\">12<\/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%2Fmccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress%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=2040903&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>House Speaker\u2064 Denies Ukrainian President&#8217;s Request to Address Congress<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) announced\u200d on Thursday that he rejected \u2062a request from Ukrainian President \u200dVolodymyr Zelenskyy\u200d to address Congress. This\u2063 decision comes as some members\u200b of McCarthy&#8217;s caucus express\u200d concerns about continuing to send billions of dollars in\u200b aid to Ukraine \u2063while it remains at war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy, who recently spoke at\u2062 the\u2064 United Nations, is currently in Washington to meet with \u200dPresident Joe Biden\u2064 and lawmakers. \u200dMcCarthy\u2062 explained that \u200cZelenskyy had already\u200c given a joint session \u200baddress during his previous \u200cvisit to the United States in December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-to-host-zelenskyy-at-white-house-as-he-calls-for-more-support-for-ukraine-5496030?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Biden Welcomes Zelenskyy to White House While Congress Split\u2064 on Ukraine Aid<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-to-host-zelenskyy-at-white-house-as-he-calls-for-more-support-for-ukraine-5496030?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/poland-no-longer-arming-ukraine-says-polish-prime-minister-5495800?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Poland\u2063 No \u2063Longer Arming\u2064 Ukraine, Says Polish Prime Minister<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/20\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/poland-no-longer-arming-ukraine-says-polish-prime-minister-5495800?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>McCarthy assured reporters that Zelenskyy\u2064 would still have\u2063 the opportunity to meet with a bipartisan group of members,\u2062 similar\u2062 to\u2062 how other \u200dworld leaders have been received. However, \u2064the denial of \u2064a joint session was due to the House&#8217;s\u2062 focus on resolving the impasse over funding the federal \u2062government before the Sept. 30 deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reports \u200dindicate that Zelenskyy has\u2062 already met \u200bwith\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-a-tale-of-top-is-leaders-killed-under-two-administrations\/\" title=\"ELDER: A Tale Of Top IS Leaders Killed Under Two Administrations\">top congressional leaders<\/a>, \u2063including Senate Minority Leader\u200c Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and \u2064Senate Majority Leader\u2064 Chuck \u2062Schumer (D-N.Y.).\u2063 Some GOP members have expressed \u2064opposition\u200d to further \u200bmilitary aid for\u2063 Ukraine, demanding more \u2062transparency in how the funds are distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Prior \u200dto \u2063their meeting, McCarthy questioned\u2062 Zelenskyy about his strategy to win the war with Russia\u2063 and\u200d ensure accountability in the \u200buse \u200cof resources. \u200cMcCarthy emphasized the American\u2063 public&#8217;s desire for answers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Going a step further,\u200d McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/speaker-mccarthy-plans-confront-zelenskyy-ukraine-funding\/story?id=103313355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> ABC News, &#8220;I don&#8217;t think I have to \u200bcommit anything and I\u2064 think I have questions\u2062 for him,&#8221; adding, \u201cWhere&#8217;s the accountability on the money we&#8217;ve\u200c already spent? What is the plan for victory? I think that&#8217;s what the American public \u200dwants\u200b to know.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">During the meeting with lawmakers,\u2062 Zelenskyy acknowledged the challenges of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-rejects-zelenskyys-request-to-address-congress\/\" title=\"McCarthy denies Zelenskyy's Congress address plea.\">overcoming entrenched defenses<\/a> \u2063and expressed confidence in making slow but steady progress. The Ukrainian president will also\u200b visit the\u2062 Pentagon and meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) attends the 78th\u200d United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters\u200b in New York City on Sept. 19, 2023. (Ed Jones\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">Representative Mike Turner (R-Ohio), chairman \u2062of the House \u2064Select\u200c Intelligence Committee, praised Zelenskyy&#8217;s positive\u2064 outlook and\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-touts-america-comes-first-foreign-policy-plans-at-nixon-library\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy promotes 'America first' policy at Nixon Library.\">long-term\u2063 goals<\/a> \u200bin the\u200b offensive against\u200d Russia. The White \u2064House has requested an additional $24\u2062 billion in \u2063aid for Ukraine, which has received support from congressional Democrats and McConnell.<\/div>\n<h2>Aid for\u2062 Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p>During his previous visit to Washington, Zelenskyy secured $50\u200c billion in aid and appealed to Congress for\u200b more assistance. The latest request from the White \u2062House \u2064seeks $24 billion in security,\u2063 economic,\u2064 and humanitarian aid. Zelenskyy \u200dexpressed confidence in receiving the requested aid, emphasizing the importance of not \u200bengaging in a war of attrition\u2064 with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden, in his speech at the United Nations, called on world leaders to support \u2062Ukraine&#8217;s military efforts against Russia and defend \u2063its sovereignty. The meeting between Biden\u2064 and \u2063Zelenskyy at \u2062the White House is scheduled\u200d for Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2062 What concerns do some members of House Speaker Kevin \u2063McCarthy&#8217;s caucus have about\u200d continuing to send aid \u2062to Ukraine while\u2063 it remains at war with Russia?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  House Speaker Denies \u200bUkrainian President&#8217;s Request to Address Congress<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has announced\u2063 that \u200che has rejected \u200da request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr\u2064 Zelenskyy to address Congress. This decision comes as\u200c some members of McCarthy&#8217;s caucus express concerns about continuing to\u2062 send billions of \u200cdollars in aid to Ukraine while it remains at war \u200bwith Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy, who recently spoke at the \u200cUnited \u200dNations,\u2062 is currently in Washington to meet\u2063 with President Joe Biden and lawmakers. McCarthy explained that Zelenskyy had already given\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ratings-for-bidens-address-to-congress-are-in-and-theyre-horrendous\/\" title=\"Ratings For Biden\u2019s Address To Congress Are In, And They\u2019re Horrendous\">joint session address<\/a> during his previous\u2063 visit to the United States in December.<\/p>\n<p>McCarthy assured reporters that\u2062 Zelenskyy would still have the opportunity \u2063to meet with\u200b a bipartisan group of members, similar \u200dto how other world leaders have been received. \u2063However, \u2064the \u200bdenial of\u2063 a joint session was due to the\u200b House&#8217;s focus on\u2062 resolving the impasse\u2062 over funding\u200c the federal government before the Sept. 30 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Reports\u2064 indicate that Zelenskyy has already met with \u200dtop congressional leaders, \u200bincluding\u2063 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Some\u200d GOP members have expressed opposition to further military aid for Ukraine, demanding more transparency in how the\u2062 funds \u200bare distributed.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to their meeting, McCarthy questioned \u2062Zelenskyy about his strategy to win the \u2064war with Russia and ensure accountability in the use of resources. McCarthy emphasized \u200dthe American public&#8217;s desire for answers.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that there are differing opinions within \u200bthe Republican Party regarding the continued \u200caid to Ukraine. While\u200c some members believe that it is necessary to support Ukraine in its \u2063conflict with Russia, others are concerned about\u2063 the effectiveness and transparency of the aid.<\/p>\n<p>The denial\u2062 of\u2062 Zelenskyy&#8217;s request to address Congress reflects these divisions\u2062 within\u2064 the \u2063party. McCarthy and other members\u200c are focused on addressing\u2063 domestic issues, such as funding \u200bthe federal government, and believe that Zelenskyy&#8217;s address\u2062 would divert attention\u200d from\u200b these pressing matters.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the \u200bdecision by House\u2062 Speaker Kevin McCarthy to \u2063deny Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s request \u2062to address Congress highlights the ongoing \u2062debate within the Republican Party regarding aid to Ukraine. As Ukraine continues to \u2062face conflict with Russia, it remains to be seen how this issue will\u2063 be resolved and what \u200bimpact it will have on the relationship between the United States and Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy requested to speak before Congress, but House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) rejected the appeal. Concerns within McCarthy&#8217;s caucus about continuing financial aid to Ukraine during its conflict with Russia have grown. McCarthy&#8217;s decision came after Zelenskyy&#8217;s speech at the United Nations in New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":2040904,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2040903","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\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2040903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2040904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}