Ukraine aid
These 57 House members -- all Republican -- voted against the $40 Billion aid to perpetuate war in Ukraine bill, HR 7691.[3] The original bill, S. 3522 (The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, was introduced in the Senate on January 19, 2022, more than 5 weeks before the Russian incursion into Ukraine began.[4] The bill pays the salaries and pensions of Ukrainian government officials, effectively making Ukraine a U.S. colony. The United States would have to borrow the $40 billion from the Peoples Republic of China in order to fund the bill.[5]
Only $6 billion will actually make it to Ukraine.[6] Within a week after the bill was passed, Alexei Arestovich, press spokesman for Ukrainian strongman Volodymyr Zelensky said, "The West is now passing the test of adequacy – and is gradually failing it by not supplying us with the necessary weapons."[7]
In addition to paying the salaries of the civil service system of the corrupt Ukrainian government which terminated social security retirement benefits for Ukrainian citizens of Russian origin,[8] the U.S. Congress supplied:
- 6500 anti-tank complexes;
- 1500 MANPADS Stinger;
- 20,000 anti-tank grenade launchers;
- 7,500 small arms;
- 108 M777 howitzers;
- 220,000 155 mm shells;
- 121 Phoenix Ghost drone;
- 700 Kamikaze drones Switchblade;
- 200 M113 armored personnel carriers;
- Hundreds of Humvees;
- 4 HIMARS systems;
- 20 Mi-17 helicopters.
Voting against
- Jodey Arrington
- Brian Babin
- Jim Banks
- Andy Biggs
- Gus Bilirakis
- Dan Bishop (NC)
- Lauren Boebert
- Ken Buck
- Tim Burchett
- Kat Cammack
- Madison Cawthorn
- Michael Cloud
- Andrew Clyde
- James Comer
- Warren Davidson
- Scott DesJarlais
- Byron Donalds
- Jimmy Duncan
- Rob Estes
- Russ Fulcher
- Matt Gaetz
- Bob Gibbs
- Louie Gohmert
- Bob Good (VA)
- Paul Gosar
- Garret Graves (LA)
- Marjorie Taylor Green (GA)
- Diana Harshbarger
- Vicky Hartzler
- Kevin Hern
- Yvette Herrell
- Jody Hice(GA)
- Brian Higgins(LA)
- Bill Huizenga
- Ronny Jackson
- Mike Johnson (LA)
- Jim Jordan
- Debbie Lesko
- Billy Long
- Tracey Mann
- Thomas Massie
- Brian Mast
- Mary Miller (IL)
- Blake Moore (AL)
- Troy Nehls
- Ralph Norman
- Scott Perry
- John Rose
- Matt Rosendale
- Chip Roy
- Pete Sessions
- Greg Steube
- Tom Tiffany
- Jeff Van Drew
- Beth Van Duyne
- Brad Wenstrup
- Roger Williams (TX)
References
- ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-02/lgbtg-ukrainian-soldiers-unicorn-patches-russian-invasion/101119450
- ↑ CNN Special Report: "The uniforms of Ukrainian volunteer fighters Oleksandr Zhuhan and Antonina Romanova bares a rare distinction, the image of a unicorn sewn into its standard-issue epaulets. Zuhan says the mythical beast carries an important message for LGBTQ soldiers." HEROIC TRANS LGBT COUPLE FIGHTS FOR UKRAINE WITH SPECIAL UNICORN PATCHES - SPECIAL CNN REPORT.
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/05/10/168/78/CREC-2022-05-10-pt1-PgH4775.pdf
- ↑ Introduced in Senate (01/19/2022) Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022 https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/3522/summary/00
- ↑ https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/rand-paul-was-right-to-insist-on-fiscal-accountability-for-ukrainian-aid-bill
- ↑ https://sonar21.com/the-truth-about-the-40-billion-ostensibly-being-spent-to-arm-ukraine/
- ↑ DepL. Translations of Ukrainian Telegram Channels, May 26, 2022.
- ↑ https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/news/stories/2017/6/59396b6d5/thousands-eastern-ukraine-lose-access-pensions.html
