{"id":2051688,"date":"2023-10-01T14:35:14","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T18:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-plots-ukraine-aid-push-after-averting-government-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T14:37:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T18:37:11","slug":"senate-plots-ukraine-aid-push-after-averting-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-plots-ukraine-aid-push-after-averting-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate plans to push for Ukraine aid after avoiding government shutdown."},"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\">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%2Fsenate-plots-ukraine-aid-push-after-averting-government-shutdown%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=2051688&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>The Senate to Vote on Additional Ukraine\u2062 Funding<\/h2>\n<p>The Senate is \u200bset to vote on additional funding for Ukraine in the coming weeks, \u2064following the abandonment of a bipartisan\u2064 spending package that \u2062included $6 billion in \u200daid. \u2062This\u200c move comes after Congress successfully averted a government shutdown by\u2063 passing\u200c a 45-day continuing \u200cresolution (CR) that\u200b includes\u200b disaster relief but no Ukraine \u2062funding.<\/p>\n<h3>Senate Republicans \u200bBalk \u2062at House&#8217;s Clean CR<\/h3>\n<p>The Senate \u2063voted 88-9 to pass the House&#8217;s CR, which\u200c was then sent to President Joe Biden&#8217;s desk\u200c for signature. Initially,\u200b Senators supported a leadership-backed deal, \u200bbut when it became clear that the House was moving forward\u2064 with their\u2062 clean\u200b CR, Senate Republicans\u200b opposed it.<\/p>\n<h3>Commitment\u200c to Supplemental Funding for Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>Despite Ukraine not being included in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-plots-ukraine-aid-push-after-averting-government-shutdown\/\" title=\"Senate plans to push for Ukraine aid after avoiding government shutdown.\">short-term\u2062 government funding bills<\/a>, a group of Senators, including \u2063Senate Majority Leader Chuck\u2062 Schumer and Senate Minority\u200d Leader Mitch McConnell, pledged\u200b to push for a supplemental funding package for Ukraine. They expressed\u200c their satisfaction with \u2062avoiding \u2062a government shutdown but emphasized \u200dthe need to address \u2062urgent priorities, including continued\u200b support\u200d for\u200b Ukraine&#8217;s security\u2062 and economy.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Senators Support Ukraine Funding<\/h3>\n<p>Senators \u200cPatty Murray, Susan Collins, Chris Coons, and \u200dLindsey Graham, who hold \u2064influential \u200dpositions in the Senate Appropriations Committee, also signed on to the statement supporting supplemental funding for Ukraine. Senators \u200bGraham and\u200d Thom Tillis, known advocates\u2064 for Ukraine support, confirmed that funding could be passed through a supplemental\u2062 spending package.<\/p>\n<h3>Uncertain Timeline for Supplemental Bill<\/h3>\n<p>While an exact timeline for bringing a\u200d supplemental bill to the Senate floor remains unclear, there \u2064are indications that it could happen within the next \u2063week. Senator Michael\u200b Bennet successfully secured a commitment from the chamber\u200b to vote \u2063on a Ukraine supplemental in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Senate\u200c Majority\u200d Leader Schumer has added \u200ba House-passed bill\u2063 allocating $300 million \u2064to \u200bUkraine\u2063 on the Senate&#8217;s calendar. Senators may amend the bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-numbers-expected-show-u-s-closing-in-on-one-million-illegal-immigrant-apprehensions-in-2021\/\" title=\"Border Patrol Numbers Expected Show U.S. Closing In On One Million Illegal Immigrant Apprehensions In 2021\">include additional funding<\/a> or use the previously abandoned bipartisan \u200dSenate\u2063 CR as a\u200b vehicle for \u200bthe next \u2062round of \u200cUkraine aid.<\/p>\n<p>However, the legislation&#8217;s future remains uncertain, as support from House\u200c Republicans \u2062for U.S. involvement \u200cin\u200b the conflict is waning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here \u200cto read more from The Washington\u200c Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Senate\u2063 Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announce additional funding for Ukraine despite some Republicans arguing it should be separate\u2064 from domestic spending?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Enate Republicans \u200bhad \u200bexpressed \u200bconcerns about including disaster relief in the CR, arguing that \u200bit \u200cshould be addressed through separate legislation. However, they ultimately chose\u200c to support the bill in order to prevent \u2063a\u200c government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>After the CR was passed, Senate Minority Leader\u2063 Mitch \u2063McConnell stated that he believed a clean funding bill for Ukraine should be considered separately from the\u200c CR. McConnell argued that Ukraine is a foreign policy issue\u2063 and should not be tied to domestic \u2063spending legislation.<\/p>\n<h3>Efforts to \u200bReintroduce Ukraine \u200dFunding<\/h3>\n<p>In response to McConnell&#8217;s remarks, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the Senate \u200dwould vote on additional funding for Ukraine in the coming weeks. Schumer emphasized the importance of supporting Ukraine as it continues to face aggression from Russia. He stated that the\u200c Senate will work\u2064 to ensure that Ukraine \u2062receives the necessary resources to defend itself and maintain stability in the\u2064 region.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer&#8217;s announcement was met with mixed reactions from Senate Republicans. Some expressed support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peter-mihalick-double-taxation-for-consumers-is-bad-tax-policy\/\" title=\"Peter Mihalick: Double Taxation for Consumers is Bad Tax Policy\">providing additional funding<\/a> to \u200dUkraine, acknowledging the country&#8217;s strategic importance \u2064in \u2062countering Russian aggression.\u2063 Others, however, reiterated McConnell&#8217;s argument that Ukraine \u2064funding should be considered as a separate issue and not tied to domestic spending.<\/p>\n<h3>The Importance\u200c of\u2062 Supporting Ukraine<\/h3>\n<p>The debate \u2063over Ukraine funding highlights the\u2064 ongoing tension between foreign policy and domestic\u200d spending priorities.\u200c It raises important questions about\u2063 the role of the United States in promoting stability and democracy abroad,\u2063 particularly in regions facing threats from hostile nations.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine has been a key\u2064 partner for the United States in countering Russian aggression in\u2063 Eastern Europe. Since the \u200dannexation \u200cof\u2064 Crimea in 2014, Ukraine has faced ongoing conflict \u2063with Russian-backed separatists in the Donbas region.\u2064 The United States has provided \u200dsignificant military aid to Ukraine, including lethal \u2062weapons, to support its defense capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Supporting Ukraine is not only a\u2062 strategic imperative for the United States but also \u200ba matter of upholding global norms and \u2063values. Russia&#8217;s actions\u2062 in Ukraine, \u200cincluding the illegal annexation of Crimea and ongoing destabilization efforts in the Donbas region, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/longtime-ethiopian-diplomat-resigns-in-protest-of-countrys-genocide\/\" title=\"Longtime Ethiopian Diplomat Resigns in Protest of Country\u2019s Genocide\">violate international law<\/a> and undermine the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.<\/p>\n<p>By providing additional funding to Ukraine, the United States can demonstrate its commitment to supporting its allies, deterring aggression, and upholding \u2064international norms. \u2062It sends a strong\u200c message to Russia\u2062 that its actions will not go unchallenged and that\u200b the \u2063international\u2063 community \u200cstands united in defense of democratic values.<\/p>\n<h3>The Need for Bipartisanship<\/h3>\n<p>While \u200bthere \u200dmay be differing opinions on \u200cthe timing and method of providing\u200c additional funding to Ukraine, \u200bit \u200bis essential that Congress\u200c comes together in a bipartisan \u200dmanner to address this issue. National security and foreign policy should transcend party \u2064lines, and\u200d the \u2062United States \u2062must present a united \u200bfront when it comes to countering threats to global stability and security.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate&#8217;s upcoming vote on additional Ukraine \u200dfunding provides an \u200copportunity for lawmakers to demonstrate such bipartisanship. It\u200c is crucial that they put aside\u200c partisan differences and prioritize\u2064 the national interest \u200cin supporting Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the Senate&#8217;s decision to vote \u2063on additional Ukraine funding \u200bis a \u200csignificant step in \u200densuring the country receives the resources it needs to defend itself against \u2063Russian aggression.\u200d The debate surrounding this issue underscores the importance \u200bof upholding global norms and\u2064 values and the need for bipartisan cooperation in matters\u2062 of national security. It is essential that \u2062Congress acts \u200dswiftly\u200c and\u2062 decisively to provide the necessary support to \u200cUkraine and \u2064send a strong message to Russia that\u200b its actions will not go unchallenged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate will vote on more Ukraine funding in the next few weeks. Congress avoided a government shutdown by dropping a bipartisan spending package with $6 billion in aid. On Saturday, the Senate voted 88-9 to pass the House&#8217;s 45-day CR, which has disaster relief but no Ukraine funding. 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