I applaud @SenJohnMcCain and @SenBobCorker for their impassioned defense of the Senate’s aid and sanctions package.
What McRINO is pushing for.
(Fox News) – A Ukraine aid package sought by the Obama administration is running into heated objections from Senate Republicans ahead of a test vote late Monday, over concerns that the bill could “unnecessarily” jack up U.S. contributions to a major international lender.
Senate Democrats, and the Obama administration, are insisting that the Ukraine legislation include “reforms” for the International Monetary Fund. But House and Senate Republicans say they’re not needed, and worry the changes could end up costing U.S. taxpayers more money while undermining U.S. influence at that very institution.
A statement from Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’ office complained the bill forces lawmakers to make a “false choice” between helping Ukraine and imposing fiscal discipline at home.
“We are deeply concerned that the Ukraine aid legislation reported by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee contains ‘reform’ provisions that would unnecessarily double the United States contribution to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), part of the largest proportional increase ever, yet ultimately undermine our influence in that body in a manner that provides no actual relief to Ukraine,” Cruz and other GOP senators wrote to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.