The US House of Representatives went into recess without voting on additional funding to support Ukraine.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, rejected the idea of a Ukraine aid bill, arguing that it lacks provisions for stricter security measures on the border with Mexico.
Johnson recently said that he has no immediate plans to vote on an international aid package.
Lawmakers will return to work after a break on February 28.
Democratic President Joe Biden criticized Republicans who opposed the vote on Network X: “The failure to support Ukraine at this critical moment will never be forgotten.”
White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates, according to The Hill, said that “every day Speaker Johnson causes our national security to deteriorate, America loses. And every day he delays a clean vote, the credibility of congressional Republicans with the American people declines.
On February 13, the Senate, where Democrats have a majority, approved a bill providing for assistance to US allies, in particular, Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan in the amount of 95.34 billion, of which $60 billion. provided for Kyiv. After this, the document must be considered by the House of Representatives.
Republicans, who hold a majority in the House of Representatives, canceled the vote scheduled for February 16. And House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican, rejected the idea of a Ukraine aid bill, arguing that it lacked provisions for stricter security measures on the border with Mexico.
In January, Johnson and Republicans rejected legislation that included both Ukraine aid and border security measures, so the Senate passed international support for partners in a separate bill.
Source: Racurs
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