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Zelenskyy thanks US after House passes aid bill (www.euronews.com)

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders have applauded the US for passing a vital €89 billion aid bill which has been struggling to make it through the House of Representatives for months.

The House swiftly approved roughly €89 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.

With an overwhelming vote, €57 billion in aid for Ukraine passed in a matter of minutes, a strong showing as American lawmakers race to deliver a fresh round of US support to the war-torn ally. Many Democrats cheered on the House floor and waved blue-and-yellow flags of Ukraine.

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 84 points 2 months ago

The republican traitor filth should be sent to the front, to fight for their motherland.

[+] ZK686@lemmy.world -162 points 2 months ago

Oh geez...you're spending way too much time on Lemmy/Reddit...Republicans are all in favor of helping Ukraine, they're just more careful about sending billions and billions and it becomes an endless money pit...that shit happens all the time, and the Republicans are the "traitors" for questioning why and where all the money is being sent. If it was up to Democrats, there'd be NO questions.... just send money!

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Here's the facts:

freedom is hard and expensive
the conservative "I got mine;fuck you" doesn't work when it's 'others' in need; it doesn't even work when it's poorer Americans in need
the sea lion questioning is a stalling tactic; always has been.
Republicans can't even keep a Senate leader, and this guy was right up their seditious theocratic enslaving-women hell-hole alley. They will readily agree to nothing that doesn't fit their cruel and narrow ideological dependencies.

It always was going to BE a money pit, as that's the alternative to Normandy and ditching the UN shackles (which is a terrible idea but required).

Time to spend 1/10th as much on Ukraine's military as America spends on its own, and solve this shit.

[-] obviouspornalt@lemmynsfw.com 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

House of Representatives majority leader, not Senate.

But otherwise, yes.

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