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Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. , has withheld the Senate from having the unanimous consent needed to quickly pass a package for additional relief money to Ukraine ...

Objecting to that notion, Paul said he wanted his amendment put into the bill without a separate vote on it. Now, up to 30-hours of debate and a handful of more votes must take place in order for the relief package to pass. Paul’s hindrance is angering critics who argue the funding needs to be passed before the previously appropriated funds from the last aid package run out. There is a separate Ukraine spending oversight bill from Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., and Paul likely feared his fellow Republican senators would use the passage of Kennedy’s measure as a reason to oppose his measure, according to Roll Call. Paul rejected a proposal from both leaders to hold an amendment vote on his proposed language, subject to a 60-vote threshold, according to reports. The only time you have leverage is when you hold them up from something they want to do,” Paul said, according to Roll Call.

(NEXSTAR) -- The goal was to get the funding out as fast as possible and even though many Republicans and Democrats wanted to make that a reality, ...

The $39.8 billion bill will pass despite the Kentucky senator's lone objection, which dampened a bipartisan push.

The weapons: Ukraine is making use of weapons such as Javelin antitank missiles and Switchblade “kamikaze” drones, provided by the United States and other allies. White House press secretary Jen Psaki noted in a Thursday news briefing that the bill already included funding for existing inspectors general, as well as other oversight measures. In response, Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Paul’s position is at odds with the “overwhelming majority” of lawmakers in the chamber. The bill — which would send $39.8 billion in economic, humanitarian and defense aid to Ukraine — passed in the House of Representatives this week with broad support. In a letter to lawmakers this month urging Congress to approve the aid package, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the remaining authorized aid funds would run out by May 19. Changing the bill would have forced it back to the House.

Top Ukrainian government officials blasted Sen. Rand Paul Friday after he objected to a bill that would send $40 billion in additional military and ...

“Passing this bill brings the total we’ve sent to Ukraine to nearly $54 billion over the course of two months,” he wrote. “All I requested is an amendment to be included in the final bill that allows for the Inspector General to oversee how funds are spent. “My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation. “And you know, we had this debate back in January that we shouldn’t be allowing this,” the lawmaker went on, referring to the Senate filibuster. The junior senator from Kentucky is preventing the swift passage of Ukraine aid because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly into the bill.” “Ukraine is not asking us to fight this war,” Paul’s fellow Kentuckian said.

Paul defended his decision to block a fast-tracked vote on Ukraine aid and warned about "fiscal insanity."

He sought a modification to the legislation that would see the inspector general for Afghanistan overseeing funds spent in Ukraine. We cannot save Ukraine by killing our economic strength." "Congress should evaluate the cost of going down this path. "Adding a country with fewer than 2,000 soldiers to NATO is not in our self-interest. Paul told MSNBC the day after McCain's remarks: "You know, I think he makes a really, really strong case for term limits. The Senate went on to ratify the treaty by a vote of 98 to 2, with Paul and Republican Senator Mike Lee voting against it.

Paul singlehandedly blocked the swift passage of a bill that would see $40 billion in aid provided to Ukraine.

On Thursday, though, Paul singlehandedly blocked the swift passage of a bill that would see $40 billion in aid provided to Ukraine. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer also ripped into Paul for delaying the bill. Paul objected to the bill in defiance of McConnell, a fellow Kentuckian. "Ukraine is not asking us to fight this war.

Paul, a Republican lawmaker from Kentucky, made the comments Friday while speaking on The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show. "It's sort of the same argument that ...

"My oath of office is to the U.S. Constitution, not to any foreign nation. If we bankrupt our country, who's left to help anyone?" I think what he did is an awful aggression," he said. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both offered to allow an amendment vote on Paul's requested change, but Paul said that he wanted the language to be added into the legislation. "It's sort of the same argument that President Trump made. "But my oath of office is to my country.

WASHINGTON (TND) — As the war wages on in Ukraine, a battle over funding is underway in the U. S. One senator is holding up President Joe Biden's plan to ...

“We feel what's in there is sufficient.” It's just pushed back, at least until next week, due to this delay. A hotel never opened, aircraft were bought that rarely flew and pricey uniforms weren't used.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul defied leaders of both parties Thursday and single-handedly delayed until next week Senate approval of ...

For perspective, that would total $6 billion more than the U.S. spent on military and economic aid around the world in 2019, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. Reflecting international concerns prompted by the assault, Finland's leaders announced their support for joining NATO and Sweden seemed not far behind. Paul was likely to lose that vote and rejected the offer. Paul, who unsuccessfully sought his party's 2016 presidential nomination, argued that the added spending was more than the U.S. spends on many domestic programs, was comparable to Russia's entire defense budget and would deepen federal deficits and worsen inflation. It also reflects strategic concerns about letting Putin seize European territory unanswered as his assault on his neighbor to the west grinds into its 12th week. All Democrats and most Republicans backed it, though every “no” vote came from the GOP. “Helping Ukraine is not an instance of mere philanthropy," McConnell said. Biden asked Congress for $33 billion two weeks ago. "We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the U.S. economy.” There's $8.7 billion for the Pentagon to rebuild stocks of weapons it has shipped to Ukraine and $3.9 billion for U.S. troops in the region. The bipartisan measure, backed by President Joe Biden, underscores U.S. determination to reinforce its support for Ukraine’s outnumbered forces. Paul, a libertarian who often opposes U.S. intervention abroad, said he wanted language inserted into the bill, without a vote, that would have an inspector general scrutinize the new spending.