Congress Passes Spending Bill with $12 Billion in Ukraine Funding, $3 Billion for Biden’s Afghans
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The House passed the bill 230-201, featuring strong Democrat support for the bill, and limited Republican support for the CR.
While the CR would continue funding the government through the fall and part of winter, it would also provide:
- $12.3 billion in economic and military aid to Ukraine
- $1 billion for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
- $2.5 billion in funding for New Mexico to recover from the Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon fire
- $20 million for water infrastructure in Jackson, Mississippi
- a five-year reauthorization of FDA user fees
- $3 billion for the State Department to facilitate Afghan resettlement, and the FBI would receive $15 million to vet Afghan refugees
- $35 million to prepare and respond to “potential and radiological incidents in Ukraine”
Ahead of the House vote, Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) called out 22 Senate Republicans for voting for the CR, as it would not solve America’s border crisis. He noted that the CR would fund non-government organizations (NGO) that traffic migrants across the United States, and effectively funds illegal migration:
“What the hell kind of a country are we living in?!”
“This isn’t freedom – and we’re funding it! And Republicans are complicit!”
Rep. Roy LISTS the Biden admin’s tyrannies against Americans & calls on the GOP to #StandUpForAmerica and say #NotOneMorePenny for ANY of it
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/NXTFFQlptd
— Rep. Chip Roy Press Office (@RepChipRoy) September 30, 2022
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