{"id":2042900,"date":"2023-09-24T02:59:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T06:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-backtracks-on-stripping-ukraine-aid-from-pentagon-funding-bill\/"},"modified":"2023-09-24T03:02:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T07:02:24","slug":"mccarthy-backtracks-on-stripping-ukraine-aid-from-pentagon-funding-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-backtracks-on-stripping-ukraine-aid-from-pentagon-funding-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy reverses decision to remove Ukraine aid from Pentagon bill."},"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%2Fmccarthy-backtracks-on-stripping-ukraine-aid-from-pentagon-funding-bill%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=2042900&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 Backtracks on\u200b Ukraine \u2064Aid Removal, Citing Difficulty in Separating Funds<\/h2>\n<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has reversed his earlier decision to remove Ukraine aid from the Pentagon funding bill. McCarthy cited the challenge \u2062of separating the money earmarked for\u2064 Kyiv from a different bill, leading him\u200c to\u2064 keep the aid in\u200d both measures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>According \u200cto McCarthy, another appropriations bill that funds the State Department and Foreign Operations also includes money for Ukraine, making\u2063 it\u200c difficult to \u200cremove \u200dthe aid from the Pentagon spending package. &#8220;That\u2019s not solving it because \u200done of the others \u200dhas \u200bsome Ukraine things,&#8221; McCarthy explained.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This change of \u2064heart represents a significant shift from McCarthy&#8217;s previous promise to vote on the Ukraine aid separately. He\u2064 had stated\u2063 that the aid would \u2062be removed from the Pentagon bill and voted on independently.<\/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\/house-panel-set-to-advance-2024-budget-bills-to-floor-5497055?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>House Panel Set \u2063to Advance 2024 Budget Bills to Floor<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/house-panel-set-to-advance-2024-budget-bills-to-floor-5497055?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\/us\/zelenskyy-says-mccarthy-suggested-support-for-additional-ukraine-aid-during-white-house-visit-5496617?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>Zelenskyy Says McCarthy Suggested Support for Additional Ukraine Aid\u2062 During\u2062 White House \u200bVisit<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/zelenskyy-says-mccarthy-suggested-support-for-additional-ukraine-aid-during-white-house-visit-5496617?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite the initial plan,\u200d McCarthy \u2064now acknowledges the difficulty in separating the Ukraine\u200c aid and has decided to \u2062leave it in the\u200b Pentagon spending \u200dpackage. This change comes after \u2062five Republicans voted against advancing the\u2064 Department\u200c of Defense spending\u2063 measure, causing it to \u200bstall.<\/p>\n<p>Next week,\u2064 the House is scheduled to vote on four appropriations bills, including the Pentagon measure and\u2062 the State Department and Foreign Operations bill. Representative Garret Graves (R-La.) revealed that\u200b amendments will be\u2063 proposed to remove\u200c Ukraine aid from both bills.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Our Nation Is Being Invaded&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>McCarthy hopes that by \u200bremoving the Ukraine \u200cfunding from \u2062the Pentagon\u2062 bill\u200d and holding a separate vote on it, he can\u2064 persuade \u200bRepresentative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to support the \u2064spending measure. \u2063Greene has expressed opposition to \u2063additional funding for Ukraine while the\u2063 country faces an immigration crisis at the\u2064 southern border.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In a post on X, Greene stated, &#8220;Every single member \u2063of the U.S. \u2063military AND every member of Congress swears an oath to the United\u2063 States\u200b of America. Our nation is being invaded at our Southern border. I\u2019m\u2063 not voting for\u2063 the rule or the \u2064bill because it funds the\u2064 war \u200bin Ukraine, while we\u2019re not defending our own country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Greene&#8217;s stance aligns \u2062with\u2063 former President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who have\u200d both referred to the illegal immigration crisis as an &#8220;invasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Since President\u200d Joe \u200cBiden took office, over 7 million \u200cpeople have been arrested for illegally\u2062 crossing the border between \u2062ports\u200c of entry. In\u200b August alone, 304,162 individuals attempted \u2064to\u200c enter the United States illegally, marking a record \u200bhigh for a single month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>While lawmakers work\u2063 to advance appropriation bills before the end-of-the-month deadline to avoid a government shutdown, the\u200d Biden\u2064 administration has announced an additional $325 million\u200d in security assistance for \u200cUkraine. This aid package, separate from\u2064 the Pentagon funding bill, \u2064will \u2064utilize the Presidential Drawdown Authority to \u2064quickly transfer weapons from existing U.S. stockpiles to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does McCarthy&#8217;s decision\u200d to keep the Ukraine aid in both the Pentagon funding bill and \u200cthe State Department\u200c and Foreign Operations bill raise questions about his commitment to supporting Ukraine?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Tall in the House floor. McCarthy&#8217;s decision to backtrack on removing Ukraine aid\u2063 from the Pentagon funding bill marks a shift in his stance and has raised questions about his commitment to supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, McCarthy had \u2063promised to vote on the Ukraine aid separately, \u200bemphasizing the need to prioritize this issue.\u2063 However, \u200che has now cited the challenge of separating the funds earmarked for Kyiv from a different bill as the \u200breason behind his change of heart. McCarthy explained that\u200d another appropriations bill \u2062that funds the State\u2064 Department and \u2062Foreign Operations also includes money for Ukraine, making it difficult to remove the aid from the\u200c Pentagon spending package.<\/p>\n<p>This decision to keep the aid in both measures has disappointed many who saw McCarthy&#8217;s previous pledge as \u2064a sign of support\u200b for Ukraine&#8217;s struggle against Russian aggression. \u200dThe removal of Ukraine aid from the Pentagon bill would have\u2064 emphasized the importance of directly\u200d addressing\u2064 Ukraine&#8217;s needs and sending a clear message of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>The timing \u200cof McCarthy&#8217;s reversal\u200c is\u2064 particularly significant as\u200c it comes after five Republicans voted against advancing the Department \u2062of Defense spending measure, resulting in its failure on the House \u2062floor. This rejection \u2063highlights the divisions within the Republican Party regarding issues related to\u2064 Ukraine and international assistance.<\/p>\n<p>Critics argue that McCarthy&#8217;s shift in position raises doubts about the level of support Ukraine can expect from the Republican Party. In a time when Ukraine is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/struggling-cnn-names-its-3rd-ceo-in-the-last-2-years\/\" title=\"CNN appoints its third CEO in just two years, facing ongoing challenges.\">facing ongoing challenges<\/a> from Russia and seeking international \u2063assistance, McCarthy&#8217;s decision to keep the aid within a \u2064broader funding package suggests a \u2063lack \u200cof prioritization and commitment to addressing Ukraine&#8217;s specific needs.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, this development\u2062 may have consequences beyond the immediate issue of Ukraine aid. It has the potential to impact the perception of the United States&#8217; commitment to global security \u200cand humanitarian efforts. As one of the key players in\u200b international politics, \u200cthe United States\u200b plays a crucial role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mccarthy-backtracks-on-stripping-ukraine-aid-from-pentagon-funding-bill\/\" title=\"McCarthy reverses decision to remove Ukraine aid from Pentagon bill.\">supporting countries facing geopolitical challenges<\/a>. Any wavering or inconsistent stance on aid and assistance can undermine \u2064the credibility and trust that \u2062the United States has built over the years.<\/p>\n<p>This \u2063reversal\u200d by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reflects\u200c the\u2064 complexities\u200c and political\u2064 calculations involved in decision-making processes. It highlights the challenges of navigating funding bills and the\u2062 need for policymakers\u200c to \u200dbalance various priorities and considerations. However, \u200cit is important to \u2063critically\u2063 analyze the implications of such decisions, particularly when they concern international assistance and\u2063 security.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, it is crucial for policymakers,\u200d regardless of political affiliation, to consider the broader implications of their decisions on international assistance. The importance of \u200bsupporting countries\u200b like Ukraine in their\u2062 struggles for territorial integrity\u200c and security cannot be underestimated. Consistency, transparency, and a clear commitment to international solidarity are \u200bessential for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-why-a-no-fly-zone-over-ukraine-wont-work\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s Why A No-Fly Zone Over Ukraine Won\u2019t Work\">maintaining global stability<\/a> \u200cand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-announces-new-aid-for-ukraine-during-zelensky-visit\/\" title=\"Biden admin unveils fresh aid for Ukraine during Zelensky visit.\">upholding democratic\u200b values<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 conclusion, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy&#8217;s decision\u200c to backtrack on removing Ukraine aid from the Pentagon funding bill is a significant shift that raises concerns about the\u200b level of \u2063support Ukraine can expect from the Republican Party. The challenges of separating funds earmarked for Kyiv from a different\u2062 bill have been cited \u2062as the reason for this\u200c change in stance. However, the implications \u200dof\u200c this \u200cdecision extend beyond the immediate issue of Ukraine aid,\u200d highlighting the\u2062 need for policymakers to\u200d consider the broader consequences \u2063for \u2063international assistance\u2064 and global security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has reversed his decision to remove Ukraine aid from the Pentagon funding bill. He cited challenges in removing the funds from a separate bill and has chosen to keep it in both measures. 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