What is happening in Ukraine is horrendous There is no excuse for killing civilians in the cities as Russia takes control of them. However, America does not have an endless supply of money it can spend to keep another government solvent. We are barely solvent ourselves.<\/p>\n
On Friday, The Conservative Treehouse<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n This is getting seriously out of hand<\/span>.\u00a0 On top of the $14 billion already appropriated for Ukraine assistance, Joe Biden is now asking for a supplemental budget allocation of an additional $33 billion for Ukraine.\u00a0 Good grief, that\u2019s almost $50 billion in aid, plus the billions in distributed weapons.<\/strong><\/p>\n Biden is asking for U.S. taxpayers to fund the budget, salaries and pension obligations of the Ukraine government.\u00a0 Biden made his request in a letter [SEE HERE<\/a>] to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\u2026] \u201cI am writing to provide you with my request for fiscal year (FY) 2022 emergency supplemental funding for critical security and economic assistance to Ukraine.<\/em><\/strong> This $33.0 billion request for\u00a0additional funding and authority builds on the Congress\u2019 supplemental appropriation of $13.6\u00a0billion on March 15, 2022, and seeks to address immediate and near-term security and economic needs.\u00a0 Additional security assistance will put urgently needed equipment into the hands of Ukraine\u2019s military and police, including ammunition, armored vehicles, small arms, demining assistance, and unmanned aircraft systems.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Economic assistance will provide Direct Budget Support to provide rapid, flexible funds to assist the Government of Ukraine.\u201d (read more<\/a>)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Is any of that money going to help Burisma? Just asking. Americans are struggling with inflation and the possibility of higher taxes and the Biden administration wants us to fund Ukraine’s government. That doesn’t really work for me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What is happening in Ukraine is horrendous There is no excuse for killing civilians in the cities as Russia takes control of them. However, America does not have an endless supply of money it can spend to keep another government … Continue reading
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\nI appreciate the Congress\u2019 continued bipartisan support for Ukraine, NATO, and other partner countries affected by Russia\u2019s War in Ukraine.\u00a0 My Administration is committed to providing the Ukrainian people the assistance they need.\u00a0 Our assistance to date has made a difference on the battlefield, helping Ukraine win the battle for Kyiv.\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n