Sen. Rand Paul blocks $40B Ukraine aid package 

And cares about them shafting "We The People".

Thank both of you for standing up for us

I wish yall learned the deal more honestly, its not 40b we could use anymore really. Its straight up 95% already paid and in use by the us or reserved assets, you can ask urself do we really need that equipment after leaving afghanistan and having gear already in iraq, vs a nation destroying expensive russian shit and kicking its ass.

PAUL IS ALWAYS A STICK IN THE MUD..I THINK HE LIKES THE ATTENTION....

*Is what Americans said before pearl harbor

“We” means Capitol Hill and their donors. Once they open the safe, the money grab is on.

Appalling these comments.

La is a more legitimate threat as well.

And Sacramento!

Lmao

You mean like what we lost in afganistan that no one talks about anymore..and now were giving away the rest, weakening our military and cimpletely DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY!!!!

@Casper S. I agree with you. But do take some solace in that the weapons we are giving Ukraine are from older stockpiles, and needed to be used or demolished at some point. We hadnt purchased a Javelin or a Stinger in almost 20 years, because neither had any use in our middle eastern conflicts.

@Casper S. We didn't loose anything in Afghanistan most of that was older stuff the Afghanistan army had.

@Kameron Jones ohhh yes we did and no it was not. Rewriting a narrative are you? At 83 billion and now 40 billion what do you consider older? And how much of it is not usable in combat today? What was our savings on this gear and equipment that did not have to be re-contracted? Since I know for a fact it is quality gear and equipment (on both giveaways) you should go there fully armed and tell just one of them to pull the stuff off. I trust you are confident in the gear "you would wear to this discussion" to come back alivs? Let us hear some real insider info. on this. There has to be a line of BS you are relying upon with this or is your last name in line with the first Usay?...Uday. Tell me something...how does 2" manilla rope feel? How does the Tomahawk we gave you taste for breakfast? I know you have the straight scoop on this 123 billion. You just have too.

Not to mention that they’re also getting aid from other countries & from countless organizations worldwide

@Tegridy Gaming Because people like Rand Paul would have to care and have a plan to go along with it and spend the time writing the bill.

So what are YOU going to do about it so you don't have to be ashamed anymore? Or do you think that government is always the answer to every problem?

take them in to your place then

Our tax dollars should be helping them. All the taxes we pay. But our government is always worrying about other countries.

@Woods Lisa I had to pay $3,000 and back taxes this year. not counting all the other taxes that got taken out. how about? our tax money actually go to our country instead of foreign countries and nobody gives a crap about

That's Socialism.

@Jimmy Corlzer and what’s your argument?

Or just lower taxes

@Anthony Gifford People doesn't need handouts from the government. Get your ass out there and work.

Shows you where their honest alliance is…… How many countries helped us after 9/11 attacks again? NONE!!!! We the U.S. got ourselves back up. Now the country is in the middle of a financial crisis from within, and what are we doing….. Sending the help we need away. WHAT!?!? YES, the war in Ukrainian is horrific, but if the U.S. don’t start taking care of the U.S., I fear that this country will only implode on itself. Since in a way it’s already happening.

And rand Paul would oppose that as well and tell Americans to just work harder

You can't give taxpayer money to Americans...that would be Socialism. But a few Billion would sure help the homeless and hungry.

In other words, you want handouts. Companies are looking for people. Why don't you get off the couch and welfare and work for a living?

@bambesfresser That's exactly what I'm talking about. $40 Billion to help the homeless in Ukraine but that money can't be used to help Americans. So get a job and pay your taxes and give that money to the homeless. Not in America but in Ukraine.

Exactly

Money Laundering via family or friends network.

Let’s go brando!

at least.

But there is such a breakdown and budget over-site, so it is questionable what Holley and Rand is talking about. We have a part list and equipment list of what material is being sent to Ukraine. The issue is that the weapons that we are sending the Ukrainians are state of the art, and that is some expensive stuff. Look at the cost of a Javelin vs a Russian BMP-70. But that is the cost of sending State of the Art, second to none equipment to take on one of the largest militarys on the planet.

You know where a big chunk of it is going.

10% to the big guy

Yes sir.

Spending has nothing to do with taxes. If it did we would have a MUCH smaller military, for one. And all these old men would be crying about the massive cut in their Social Security welfare payments.

@Michael Babcock inflation is a tax.

Bullseye…. Thank you. 👍

The international threat USA is dealing with and you only care about domestic, but if we let countries like Ukraine and Taiwan fall in hands of our enemies, that would damage USA immensely, Ukraine provides most wheat for the world, has tons of natural resources in black sea that Russia wants to take over which would mean if Russia has access to all of that, USA and Eruope will be even more dependant on Russians in future. Taiwan provides 92% of the world's semiconductor chips that US military uses as well (neither US or China have achieved this technology compared to Taiwan), Taiwan's economy is also very very important to US. If we lose access to Taiwan, then that would mean ALL OF OUR advanced military tech will be dependant on China. You have to be VERY simple headed to not understand the global threat America has been under, please stay away from geopolitics if you have zero comprehension of it. If America doesn't show support for their allies, then many of our current allies will open more ties with China and Russia in return giving them more power and cutting us off from international power.

They do. Not just in the way the people like. Politicians create the problem, add to it and then blame the people saying, " it's what they wanted." Sad, really.

Let's hope the US doesn't need Europe s help again

Americans don’t stand by when a country is overrun by a dictatorship raping and killing and looting, we don’t do that especially when we signed a treaty in 1994 saying we would help them if they gave up their nuclear weapons so if you don’t know this maybe you shouldn’t comment on it

*Trump will.*

Yeah that’s right who cares what happens in the world as long as we get cheap stuff. Try looking past your nose

Still dusting Hitlers portrait on your wall.

I guess we know who wouldn't have saved the jews.

Or me.

Yeeeeeaaaa kinda lol. I think common sense barely made it to shore but a win is a win I guess.

you wont be able tp say those words when russia occupies ur home . do u think russia and ukraine are just playing a drama .

Good Russian bot

Because that would make sense and help Americans who need it the most. We need to do a better job of taking care of our Seniors, Veterans, Homeless and those who are Disabled.

@Lo Poa Probably being sarcastic but I'm not a bot lol

Probably because it makes too much sense and the politician’s job is not to solve problems but rather create them.

@Lo Poa You're a foul for actually thinking there's anything wrong with what he said.

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I agree 100%.

@Jeffrey Schwarz: wise decision.

Just make DAMN SURE THEY DONT CHANGE YOUR VOTE

On top of the Billions we've already given them.

Speak for yourself we the people don't agree with you I don't

You’re exactly right. As I’m writing this I just happened to look up and there is a homeless guy just sitting in the rain. I’ll tell you what take care of our homeless and then you can start helping other people

What about the aid needed to American citizens like wth wrong with these folks

@Johnny Fire thats not our problem. We dont know the history of the person

Well said

Not the Republicans, maybe educate yourself on how your own country functions. Like how in any way would this aid package have any impact on any other spending the US would provide to itself? Spoiler: it wouldn't have any impact.

well... the problem is if ukr doesn't win then you might find you're spending more than that fighting in europe... when russia pushes on... at the moment ukr is doing all the fighting.

The money didn’t go to any body except American arm manufacturer

Conservatives: "we need that money here" Also conservatives: "giving money to the poor is socialism!"

@Fossil Draws wrong. it doesn't need to be given to anyone in particular. put it to education and infrastructure. affordable health insurance isn't a bad idea though.

Seriously… if was on the wealthy side of things I’d really just campaign for this man year round.. Someone with common sense is in government.

YEP! Save your money AND LOSE YOUR A$$!

Yes it’s crazy how they pass these bills overnight but yet we can’t even pass a bipartisan bill on abortion

And tell him to start giving those overpaid contract to his campaign donors you really got to be a sorry want to stand up for one of these corrupt politicians I pity you …America does as well😂

@randylake57 abortion isn't to be used as a contraceptive...safe legal and RARE...end of bill

Thank Senator. Secure our Borders first.

But they aren’t doing that lol

America first!

Congress is doing what the people ask. We requested better military aid for Ukraine and we demanded no more delays! Hundreds of people collected signatures, mailed letters to the representatives, we pestered with phone calls. We did our job. We won a 100% vote. The people spoke. This should not have happened. How can the people exercise their power if the representatives refuse to listen to a 100% agreement? He disregarded what we decided. He chose to delay it one more weeek for a differetn agenda. During the delay people will die unless they hold an emergency meeting and vote again. When the aid is packaged and shipped they will get a packing slip. Documentation is handled. He isn't throwing a blockade over concern of accountibility. He is another motivation. And It's a damn shame.

Really? Sanity??? Are you anothr kremlin bot?

@Getsmore Cookies No need to ask you what you are that's for sure

budapest memorandum 1994

So selfish. I'm ashamed to be your countryman.

Putin troll?

But that's not what he's doing. We already will get a receipt of purchase. What exactly did you think we were doing?

Lets go brandon

Repent to Jesus Christ ““Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6:25‬ ‭NIV‬‬ M

He has a moral obligation to represent the people. We requested better military aid for Ukraine and we demanded no more delays! Hundreds of people collected signatures, mailed letters to the representatives, we pestered with phone calls. We did our job. We won a 100% vote. The people spoke. This should not have happened. How can the people exercise their power if the representatives refuse to listen to a 100% agreement? He disregarded what we decided. He chose to delay it one more week for a different agenda. During the delay, people will die unless they hold an emergency meeting and vote again. When the aid is packaged and shipped they will get a packing slip. Documentation is handled. He isn't throwing a blockade over concern of accountibility. He is another motivation. And It's a damn shame.

@Fight Davenport in your opinion

Chucky has the same ethnic background as the president and the primer minister of Ukraine 🇺🇦.. I’ll let you do the research wonderful members of the audience.. so this express “aid” is a failure of moral conduct

@MSS432 Putin bot

EL CID got ukraine

EL CID Ukraine government employees aren't poor, because a good part of the so called humanitarian Aid cash going to Ukraine is to pay their salaries. The man said he didn't want a ride, he wanted ammunition. Seems he's OK with a load of cash also.

The infant formula shortage is due to recall of the formula for contamination issues at Abbott Nutrition, the largest U. S. manufacturer of baby formula. The inflated commodity prices are a global problem. Every nation in the world, except China, is experiencing high inflation right now. The reason that it is not happening in China is because the government there controls all prices in China.

majority of americans are NOT thinkers.. shortsighted and lack of big picture of the world... if Russia controls the Ukraine, US and the world will not getting the natural resources and mineral supplies to power its economic engines...this is an investment for the future of the US and the west... US has been collecting so much free oil and other rare minerals from Arabs countries including Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi, Afghanistan and others... why do you think US has the lowest gasoline prices than anywhere else in the world?

Select A if you think this person is a Putinbot. Select B if you think he's just a moron. Vote now! (This is well under 1% of what Iraq and Afghanistan cost us, with a far far greater long term benefit. Allowing Russia to start shit in East Europe unopposed would be catastrophic for the world economy, including America.)

@Vigil Ante C - He is right

@Vigil Ante B

I agree with the sentiment but you’re talking about a poor country being invaded by the country with way more nukes than anyone else & comparing that to 1k checks for Americans.

That an additional $40 billion.

@Jason Castle - I noticed that dig right away, it pissed me off tbh. Hopefully Schumers days are numbered. Would love to see him primaried.Then he'll just be a Senior nobody and he can take that condescending attitude with him.

@Kim Kulesa calm down boomer

It's not disrespectful it's exactly how they always refer to senators. He is the junior senator, McConnell is the senior senator from Kentucky. If paul jad been in office longer he would be the senior. Its actually a respect thing not a disrespect. When McConnell retires Paul will be the senior senator.

They definitely leaned on and suffocated the word "former" when Trump left.

@Mike T I'm sure "Scumer" meant it to be hostile.

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Absolutely

looks like its drones, food, helmets, medicines, military gear...

You want??? Who the hell are you???

Right, it’s fucking crazy

2 replies deleted. Seems like a trend these days.

??? Sen Paul is being That Guy who, during the Pearl Harbor attack, demands a cost-benefit analysis before sending up air cover.

Agreed... isn't the whole point of democracy to prevent one person from having too much power? Why is he able to single handedly prevent this?

The vote would have been by unanimous consent. The only thing he is doing is postponing it for a week.

We need to focus on America and Americans. Not kick back deals for Democrats

Thank God you are so nice US have the moral obligation as a leader to help Ukraine to rebuild their land we are so lucky to live in a country of the brave and said wherever i want Slava Ukraini!!!🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻💙💛

It's tough times even more so due to covid but every country has homeless people who need feeding and always will even if food and housing was free. Personally, I think supporting democracy and the fundamental freedoms like not being invaded takes precedence. For humanity to evolve all tyrants and aggressors need to be eliminated. Just think, if we all got along the US could reduce its 801billion military budget per year!

Did you spend time protesting and writing letters to your public officials to get this aid passed? Unanimous vote shouldn't have a 1 man blockage unless he's not representing his people. It's unlikely his constituents felt opposite of the rest fo us. It's not fair and it's not representation or democracy.

@Fight Davenport lol, protesting! I work almost 90 hours a week! Do you spend time working, paying taxes? If so, you would agree that it is not fair, and so far we have no representation over sent aid. We can't keep sending billions in aid without knowing where the aid is actually going.

Welcome! Glad you finally got there.

Welcome to sanity. What changed your mind?

What a stupid thing to say. Rand has a moral obligation to represent the people, he didn't do that. He violated his duty to listen to us even though all the others were in 100% agreement. All this achieves is delaying help to Ukraine and nobody benefits from it except Putin. Rand has a moral obligation to represent the people. We requested better military aid for Ukraine and we demanded no more delays! Hundreds of people collected signatures, mailed letters to the representatives, we pestered with phone calls. We did our job. We won a 100% vote. The people spoke. This should not have happened. How can the people exercise their power if the representatives refuse to listen to a 100% agreement? He disregarded what we decided. He chose to delay it one more week for a different agenda. During the delay, people will die unless they hold an emergency meeting and vote again. When the aid is packaged and shipped they will get a packing slip. Documentation is handled. He isn't throwing a blockade over concern of accountability. He is another motivation. And It's a damn shame.

This is only one of countless already, the $40B is just this weeks..

But the money is buy the right things and the money to give the wrong things. It’s differently.

For real!

Now you know how military work and also it's Russia

@Expletive Deleted that's crazy I didnt know the pope was funding this crusade