Senate Republicans are battling among themselves over what to do with Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) proposal to package $14.3 billion in aid for Israel with an equal cut to the IRS’s budget, and with no additional money for Ukraine.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his allies want the Israel and Ukraine money packaged together, which has led to accusations they are undermining Johnson from Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.).
Democrats oppose the cuts to the IRS funding. They argue it will raise the deficit and that it politicizes aid to U.S. allies fighting enemy threats.
We’ve got three weeks to get this done. If we don’t, we’re telling Russia they can go have Ukraine.”
— An unnamed Republican senator, quoted by Punchbowl News, on the stalled Ukraine aid package.
Say what you will about his fascist politics, but getting on the ballot for a senatorial run let alone actually WINNING is pretty damn difficult to pull off when you don’t have a name! 😛