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Senate Republican blasts House for passing foreign aid bills: Spending money 'we don't have'
Source: The Hill
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) blasted the House for passing foreign aid bills, arguing Congress is spending money that “we don’t have” and that the U.S. should be focusing on securing its own borders instead.
“We’re gonna further mortgage and plunder our children’s future, over $100 billion,” Johnson said during his Saturday morning appearance on NewsNation. “We spend close to $900 billion on defense, but every time there’s some kind of defense action seems like we need to do a supplemental.
“I think the point that most of us have been making, most Americans believe that we ought to secure our own border before we spend over $100 billion that we don’t have under our children’s future on helping other people secure their borders,” he said.
Johnson’s remarks on “NewsNation Live” came just hours before the lower chamber officially approved a $95 billion foreign aid package after months of intense debate. The foreign aid package includes around $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and other war-torn zones and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region. It also includes other national security measures, including a potential ban on TikTok.
“We’re gonna further mortgage and plunder our children’s future, over $100 billion,” Johnson said during his Saturday morning appearance on NewsNation. “We spend close to $900 billion on defense, but every time there’s some kind of defense action seems like we need to do a supplemental.
“I think the point that most of us have been making, most Americans believe that we ought to secure our own border before we spend over $100 billion that we don’t have under our children’s future on helping other people secure their borders,” he said.
Johnson’s remarks on “NewsNation Live” came just hours before the lower chamber officially approved a $95 billion foreign aid package after months of intense debate. The foreign aid package includes around $61 billion for Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, humanitarian aid for civilians in Gaza and other war-torn zones and $8 billion for the Indo-Pacific region. It also includes other national security measures, including a potential ban on TikTok.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4608682-senate-republican-blasts-house-for-passing-foreign-aid-bills-spending-money-we-dont-have/
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What the hell is wrong with those Dems anyhow?
...how are we going to afford future tax break give-a-ways to our billionaires??
...ronnie you have to admit, it's cheaper and better than spilling our blood over putin with NATO...
...just ask your rich friends not to be so greedy...
