This morning the House of Representatives approved giving Ukraine $60 billion for defense; ditto $26 billion for Israel.
The vote was 311 to 112. A majority of Republicans — 112 — voted against it and one, Representative Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania, voted “present”…coward. The Dems waved Ukrainian flags, which pissed off the righties.
The measure requiring either the sale of TikTok by its Chinese owner or banning the app in the United States passed 360 to 58.
N.Y. Times: “’Our adversaries are working together to undermine our Western values and demean our democracy,’ Representative Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said Saturday as the House debated the measure.
“’We cannot be afraid at this moment. We have to do what’s right. Evil is on the march. History is calling and now is the time to act.’
“’History will judge us by our actions here today,’ McCaul continued. ‘As we deliberate on this vote, you have to ask yourself this question: ‘Am I Chamberlain or Churchill?’
“For months, it had been uncertain whether Congress would approve new funding for Ukraine, even as momentum shifted in Moscow’s favor. That prompted a wave of anxiety in Kyiv and in Europe that the United States, the single biggest provider of military aid to Ukraine, would turn its back on the young democracy.”