In its latest act of placing American interests last, the U.S. Senate passed legislation on Tuesday to ship $95 billion more in U.S. taxpayer money to foreign nations such as Ukraine.
In a 70-29 vote, the foreign supplemental approved by the upper chamber authorizes funds for (mostly) Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan but did not include provisions addressing the ongoing invasion at the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill — which was introduced days after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s back-door border boondoggle collapsed — received the backing of 22 Senate Republicans, whose support pushed it over the finish line.
B) (con’t) 20Tillis
21Wicker
22 Young.
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) February 13, 2024
As if placing the needs of foreign nations above their constituents’ wasn’t bad enough, several Republicans who supported the measure publicly talked down to voters concerned about America’s open border and other major domestic issues. As The Federalist’s Tristan Justice reported, McConnell said those who oppose continued funding of America’s proxy war with Russia hold “the dimmest and most shortsighted views of our obligations.”
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis insulted voters’ intelligence by stating, “Our base cannot possibly know what’s at stake at the level that any well-briefed U.S. senator should know about what’s at stake if Putin wins.” Utah Sen. Mitt Romney put the cherry on top by telling his colleagues Tuesday’s vote is “most important vote we will ever take as United States senators.”
While these and more Republicans were more than willing to ship even more of their
