The top Senate Republican said the 'vast majority' of Republican lawmakers and voters are 'totally behind' Ukraine.
Republicans I can tell you that if I had been the [Senate] Majority Leader—[I'd] put this Ukraine supplemental up by itself," he said.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed GOP Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene's and Madison Cawthorn's as"lonely voices" when it comes to Ukraine. Above, McConnell speaks to reporters after attending a virtual address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Congressional Auditorium at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 16."I think virtually every one of my members would have voted for it.
the legislation as it was included as part of a massive $1.5 trillion appropriations bill. Most of the Senate Republicans explained that they supported the aid to Ukraine, but were against other measures included in the large package. McConnell voted in favor of the bill. "Forcing us to swallow the bad to get the good is concerning, unsustainable, and no way to govern over the long-term. While I strongly support providing Ukrainians desperately needed aid, I ultimately could not support the rest of this bloated spending bill for the aforementioned reasons," Senator
, a Utah Republican, said on his website to explain his and many other Republican lawmakers opposition to the package.
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