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The Senate is working to pass a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel, but it may be days until a final vote as GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky has vowed to use arcane and complex chamber rules to slow the pace of passing a bill.

The Senate is working to pass a $95.3 billion foreign aid bill with assistance for Ukraine and Israel, but it may be days until a final vote as GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is using arcane and complex chamber rules to slow down the process into the weekend.

The chamber cleared a critical 60-vote threshold to advance the bill on Thursday, and took another procedural vote Friday night. But without an agreement from all 100 senators to speed up the process and swiftly pass the legislation, the Senate is expected to work through the weekend with a final vote next week.

“I think we should stay here as long as it takes,” Paul told CNN’s Manu Raju on Thursday. “If it takes a week or a month, I’ll force them to stay here to discuss why they think the border of Ukraine is more important than the US border.”

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
    171·
    10 months ago

    Ukraine needs our help right now.

    I will say taxpayer dollars for universal, holistic health, clean air, water, food, world class education, housing the homeless, addressing other conditions of despair rather than funding despair abroad.

    Do you know WHY you even have the ability to make the thoughtless statement you did here? Its because nations like France help the USA during the Revolutionary war. We in the USA would not be a sovereign nation without their help. source.

    Right now you’d be swearing fealty to King Charles in England if France followed your advice.

    You managed to find the nation sized version of “screw you, I got mine” with your logic.

    • Maeve@kbin.social
      132·
      10 months ago

      Bold* of you to assume and lecture. I’m aware my opinion diverges from what the billionaires sold most people as their opinion. I differ and it’s nothing to do with privilege. Perhaps you might study the mirror principle.

      *edited

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
        15·
        10 months ago

        I differ and it’s nothing to do with privilege.

        You are privileged to live in freedom because another country sacrificed for yours when you needed it, but you’re not willing to do the same for another country when they need it.

        I invite you to lecture me on how that is not the epitome of “screw you, I got mine”.