American taxpayers will present an extra $300 million for Ukraine’s battle effort if a Invoice handed late Thursday evening by the Home turns into regulation.
The invoice handed 311-117 after Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) stripped the funding from a Pentagon Spending Invoice in favor of a standalone vote.
Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) talks to reporters on the Capitol in Washington on September 26, 2023. (AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite)
The $826 billion Pentagon spending invoice additionally handed Thursday evening after the Ukraine assist was eliminated.
Figuring out how way more, if any, Congress ought to ship to Ukraine — on high of the $113 billion it has already permitted — has been among the many most important challenges for Congress as it really works to fund the federal government previous the September 30 deadline.
The funds in Thursday’s laws are meant to buy weapons and supply coaching for Ukrainian troopers.
U.S. President Joe Biden shakes palms with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky whereas welcoming him to the Oval Workplace on the White Home on September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Pictures)
A Home Republican convention rule adopted in the beginning of the 117th Congress prohibits a invoice from being delivered to the ground with out the assist of at the very least half of the convention. The rule was sought by conservatives to stop a Republican Speaker from in search of Democrat assist to go laws unpopular with Republicans — a situation which contributed to pressuring Audio system John Boehner (R-OH) and Paul Ryan (R-WI) to depart Congress.
The White Home has requested $24 billion in assist to Ukraine in any persevering with decision to proceed authorities funding whereas acknowledging way more will probably be requested sooner or later.
Negotiators within the Home and Senate proceed debating the difficulty as the federal government careens in the direction of a shutdown.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is welcomed to the Capitol in Washington on September 21, 2023. (AP Photograph/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Republicans voting together with all Democrats for the Ukraine funding invoice are Reps. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mark Alford (R-MO), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Don Bacon (R-NE), Jim Baird (R-IN), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Andy Barr (R-KY), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Ken Buck (R-CO), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Tom Cole (R-OK), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duarte (R-CA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN), Mike Flood (R-NE), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Gallager (R-WI), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Giménez (R-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Sam Graves (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Andy Harris (R-MD), French Hill (R-AR), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Invoice Huizenga (R-MI), Darrell Issa (R-CA), John James (R-MI), Invoice Johnson (R-OH), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Dave Joyce (R-OH), Tom Kean (R-NJ), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Kevin Kiley (R-CA), Younger Kim (R-CA), Dave Kustoff (R-TN), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Bob Latta (R-OH), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Laurel Lee (R-FL), Debbie Lesko (R-AZ), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), McCarthy, Mike McCaul (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Wealthy McCormick (R-GA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Max Miller (R-OH), Marc Molinaro (R-NY), Blake Moore (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Man Reschenthaler (R-PA), Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Hal Rogers (R-KY), John Rose (R-TN), David Rouzer (R-NC), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Periods (R-TX), Mike Simpson (R-ID), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Michelle Metal (R-CA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Dale Robust (R-AL), GT Thompson (R-PA), Mike Turner (R-OH), David Valadao (R-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael Waltz (R-FL), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Rudy Yakym (R-IN).
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