House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday gave lawmakers the weekend off, despite Biden's & bipartisan calls for immediate congressional action on an emergency aid package for Ukraine. Mr Biden proposed sending $10 billion to Ukraine.
Even some of Mrs. Pelosi’s and Mr. Schumer’s fellow Democrats were outraged, especially with Ukraine struggling to stave off collapse in the face of a multipronged Russian invasion. “We need to pass it today. … They need to call us back in, and those who can’t come back can vote remotely, but we’ve got to pass it,” said Rep. Ro Khanna (D- CA).
“Every day, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are dying. Today, there was a photograph of a father holding the body of his dead teenage son. It’s horrific. The least we can do is provide them with a fighting chance with weapons” (Washington Times).
"Why is Congress leaving for the weekend when the heroic #Ukrainians desperately need lethal aid? Why doesn’t Speaker Pelosi have us voting on this aide package today?" said Congressman Mike Waltz (Twitter).
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Friday, March 4, 2022
Congress goofs off during Ukrainian emergency
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