In a recently introduced proposal in the House of Representatives, Republicans want to audit the billions of dollars sent to Ukraine for aid in the war against Russia.
The resolution was first obtained by the Daily Caller News which requires an audit to be conducted on all funds sent to Ukraine. The measure was introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) with the support of Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Barry Moore (R-AL), Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Greg Steube (R-FL), and Clay Higgins (R-LA). The funds to be audited would include all military spending, humanitarian aid, and economic aid provided to the Ukrainian people.
In an interview with the Daily Caller, Congresswoman Greene said “the American people deserve [to know] where their hard-earned tax dollars are going to a foreign country who is not a member of NATO and President Biden himself said he would not defend.”
In a statement on Monday, Congressman Rosendale said “Congress sent almost 66 billion in taxpayer dollars to Ukraine over the past year, and President Biden is urging the House to rush another 37.7 billion through a lame-duck session. It is unthinkable for the United States to send more funding to a nation tied to cryptocurrency exchange FTX and Sam Bankman-Fried’s election spending. The American people deserve a full investigation.”
Approximately $66 billion in aid has been sent to Ukraine from the United States and President Biden has recently called for an additional $37 billion in emergency aid to be sent to Ukraine. During the lame-duck session of Congress, reports suggest an aid package as high as $50 billion may be approved.
Conservative groups have expressed concerns with this spending including Americans for Prosperity, the Heritage Foundation, FreedomWorks, the Conservative Partnership Institute (CPI), America First Policy Institute, American Moment, Defense Priorities, and the Center for Renewing America. This coalition of conservative groups have sent letters to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) urging them to not pass any legislation regarding Ukraine until the new Congress is seated.
According to House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry (R-PA), he wants to know if America is engaged in a “proxy war” with Russia and Americans need to have all the details.
Russia’s military is LOSING their invasion of ukraine. According to some articles, they are losing their will to fight. It is known that they are sending poorly-trained conscripts using old equipment. And the icing on the cake is that domestic turmoil is getting worse in russia. If you consider russia to be our enemy, then the money we have spent and equipment we’ve transferred to the ukrainian effort is well worth it. But go ahead and conduct an audit. The pentagon has failed 5 audits in a row! LOL, military spending is a money pit, wastefull and corrupt.
We’ve sent $66 billion in aid to the ukranians to make a tangible difference in their efforts to repel russia. Do y’all know how much we spend on the military right now? Do you even know the US military budget?? In 2021, the United States spent more than **$800billion** on the military. And some republicans are talking about slashing medicare and social security! They never talk about slashing our bloated military budget, no way! Gotta keep the sheep fearful while they line the pockets of their donors. We could have national healthcare, pre-K and college education, updated infrastructure. We spend more on our military than the next 8 countries combined! Wake up people.