House Republican says Congress doesn’t need to pass ‘Democrat bills’ that help Ukraine - The Hill

Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) connected Sunday said Congress does not request to walk “Democrat bills” with large terms tags to assistance Ukraine, saying the incoming Republican bulk successful the House volition walk little wealth to money Kyiv’s warfare against Russia.

Turner told ABC’s “This Week” co-anchor Martha Raddatz that helium personally told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky helium volition person bipartisan enactment successful the adjacent Congress.

But Turner besides said Republicans volition intimately look astatine however overmuch is being spent.

“We don’t request to walk $40 billion, ample Democrat bills … to nonstop $8 cardinal dollars to Ukraine,” Turner said. “It’s been precise frustrating, obviously, adjacent to the Ukrainians, erstwhile they perceive these ample numbers successful the United States arsenic the effect of the burgeoned Democrat bills.”

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Republicans captured power of the House successful the midterm elections and volition clasp a slim bulk successful the little enclosure erstwhile the adjacent Congress forms successful January.

Because the Senate volition stay successful Democrats’ hands, some parties volition person to enactment with each different to support backing Ukraine, which is preparing for a caller signifier successful the warfare implicit the wintertime months.

Republicans person scrutinized the billions of dollars Democrats person passed for Ukraine this year, saying immoderate of the wealth is unrelated spending.

Earlier this month, the Biden medication asked Congress for an further $37 billion, which President Biden is hoping that lawmakers tin walk successful the lame-duck league earlier January truthful Ukraine has guaranteed backing for the adjacent fewer months.

Turner connected Sunday said Republicans volition marque definite that Ukraine “gets what they need,” including captious weapons similar aerial defenses aft Russia has pounded the state with a question of rocket strikes.

“We request to marque definite we enactment with partners and propulsion unneurotic an aerial defence strategy … to support Kyiv, to support their infrastructure,” helium said.

— Updated astatine 10:04 a.m.