{"id":2206977,"date":"2024-03-26T20:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-vulnerable-republicans-in-the-spotlight-as-liberal-group-turns-up-pressure-to-get-funding-for-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T20:24:34","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T00:24:34","slug":"seven-vulnerable-republicans-in-the-spotlight-as-liberal-group-turns-up-pressure-to-get-funding-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seven-vulnerable-republicans-in-the-spotlight-as-liberal-group-turns-up-pressure-to-get-funding-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven at-risk Republican lawmakers facing increased scrutiny as progressive organization ramps up efforts to secure aid for Ukraine"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fseven-vulnerable-republicans-in-the-spotlight-as-liberal-group-turns-up-pressure-to-get-funding-for-ukraine%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=2206977&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--><p>A Democratic veteran political\u200b action committee aired TV ads targeting seven vulnerable Republican\u200d lawmakers to <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'.\">support increased aid<\/a> to Ukraine.\u200b The\u2062 liberal\u2063 veteran-focused VoteVets.org\u2064 Action\u200b Fund spent $530,000\u200d on the two-week campaign, aiming at \u2062Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Marc \u2064Molinaro (R-NY), Brandon Williams\u2062 (R-NY), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), David Valadao (R-CA), John Duarte\u2064 (R-CA), and\u200b Lori \u200dChavez-DeRemer (R-OR).  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Democratic veteran <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-pacs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>political action committee <\/a>targeted seven vulnerable<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-republicans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Republican lawmakers<\/a> in a series of TV ads on Tuesday, pressuring the lawmakers to vote in favor of sending <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>more aid to Ukraine.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The liberal veteran-focused VoteVets.org Action Fund will roll out the two-week $530,000 ad buy, which is targeting Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rep-marc-molinaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Marc Molinaro <\/a>(R-NY), Brandon Williams (R-NY), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-valadao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Valadao<\/a> (R-CA), John Duarte (R-CA), and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2436705\/amid-gop-leadership-drama-swing-district-rep-lori-chavez-deremer-focuses-on-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lori Chavez-DeRemer<\/a> (R-OR).<\/p>\n<p>The six ads are identical except for the names of the lawmakers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_buIHMDnMFc&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>One of the ads,<\/a> which airs in California, targets Valadao and Duarte.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe war criminal dictator is biding his time, waiting, while [member\u2019s name] plays right into his hands,\u201d the narrator <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3DaDalABm1I&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>says in the ad,<\/a> referring to Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vladimir Putin<\/a>. \u201cUkrainians have more than held their own, taking back over half the land Russia seized. But now, [member\u2019s name] is holding Ukraine aid hostage, following orders from Donald Trump. If Ukraine falls, the line between freedom and fascism moves west, and it could be American boots on the ground next. Give Ukraine what they need to win before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p data-video_id=\"3DaDalABm1I\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"VoteVets -  Waiting for Jen Kiggans\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3DaDalABm1I?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The ads come as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-lawmakers-fight-to-amend-constitution-with-convention-of-states\/\" title=\"State lawmakers fight to amend Constitution with convention of states\">lawmakers fight<\/a> over whether to send more aid to Ukraine amid its war with Russia and as Ukraine\u2019s ammunition supply is running low.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Senate has already passed a major national security bill, which includes $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. But House Speaker<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) has refused to bring the bill to a floor vote, claiming it does not include strong enough provisions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-introduces-resolution-to-impeach-top-biden-official\/\" title=\"MTG Introduces Resolution to Impeach Top Biden Official\">enforce security<\/a> on the U.S. southern border.<\/p>\n<p>Some House members have proposed alternative legislation that would force a vote on some funds for Ukraine, but they would need 218 signatures to pass the House. The main one, which would force a vote on the Senate-passed bill, has 191 signatures so far.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) said he expects Johnson to bring legislation on Ukraine aid to the House floor after Congress returns from its two-week recess.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpeaker Johnson has been very clear that when we come back from recess, his intent is to put a vote on the floor,\u201d Crow said. \u201cI want to believe him. That is the right thing to do. That is what my Republican colleagues said he intends to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, a Democratic veteran political action committee launched TV ads aimed at seven at-risk Republican lawmakers. The ads pressure them to support increased aid to Ukraine. VoteVets.org Action Fund, a liberal veteran-focused group, is behind the $530,000 two-week ad campaign targeting Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA) and Marc Molinaro<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2643,"featured_media":2206978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23286581133317-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP23286581133317-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206977","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\/2643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}