[[Democrat]]s have fervently opposed [[Trump]] administration plans to reduce the U.S. military footprint in Europe, and have '''expressed outrage over the [[White House]]’s lack of support for [[Kyiv]]''' and recent efforts to reduce economic penalties for [[Moscow] amid the [[Russia-Ukraine war]]. Much like Iran and the boat strikes, congressional Democrats are likely to use funding as a bargaining chip to challenge Trump on both issues. '''Democrats also signaled that regaining a majority'' would help '''speed up''' the passage of '''new aid packages for Ukraine'''