House RightWingNuts do NOT want it….
Donald Trump either….
But there does seem to be some House Republicans that DO want the US to resume sending aid to Ukraine…..
The chair of the House Intelligence Committee is warning that time is running out for Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders — and he’s pushing Speaker Mike Johnson to step up.
Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) spoke days after leading a bipartisan congressional delegation to Kyiv, his third visit to the embattled nation since Russia’s invasion, where he tried to assure Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that reinforcements are on the way.
The situation back in America has not been so encouraging for Zelenskyy: GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump is taking fresh aim at America’s foreign aid commitments, and questions abound over just what Johnson’s intentions are as the Senate presses forward with an aid package that includes $60 billion for Ukraine.
Five Republicans who had balked at the bill ultimately voted for it on final passage after trying to use their opposition to win the chance to change it, an effort that proved unsuccessful. Still, less than half of the 49 Republicans voted for it.
“Although this legislation is not what we would have drafted, it is a strong bill that makes Idaho and America safer — our first responsibility,” Senators Jim Risch and Michael D. Crapo, both Idaho Republicans, said on Tuesday in a statement explaining their backing for the legislation after earlier votes to block it. Mr. Risch is the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee….
(Carl Hulse in The New York Times)
The following is an alphabetical list of the 22 Republicans who joined Democrats in voting for the bill early Tuesday:
Senator John Boozman of Arkansas
Senator Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia
Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana
Senator Kevin Cramer of North Dakota
Senator Michael D. Crapo of Idaho
Senator Susan Collins of Maine
Senator John Cornyn of Texas
Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa
Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa
Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota
Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky
Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas
Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska
Senator Jim Risch of Idaho
Senator Mitt Romney of Utah
Senator Mike Rounds of South Dakota
Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska
Senator John Thune of South Dakota
Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina
Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi
Senator Todd Young of Indiana