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House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, defying Trump and GOP leaders
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:08 pm
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More than a dozen GOP lawmakers defied their own leadership — and President Donald Trump — by voting with Democrats to approve a major bill to deliver billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine while imposing steep sanctions on Russia.
The House voted 226 to 195 to approve the package, which cracks down on Russia with new oil and gas sanctions, in its first big pro-Ukraine measure of Trump’s second term.
Speaker Mike Johnson has urged his members to oppose the measure, arguing in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that they should give Trump space to negotiate with Russia, according to a person in that meeting.
But ultimately, 18 Republicans – and one independent who frequently votes with Republicans – voted to pass the bill in what amounts to a rebuke of Trump’s posture toward Russia’s war in Ukraine, eager to send a message to their leadership after the party with Trump at its helm has drifted in recent years away from backing Ukraine as staunchly as it once had. The party is now fractured over the issue, with many Republicans arguing that the US should not send further aid to the war-torn country.
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To even bring the bill to the House floor for a vote required a revolt against House GOP leadership. California Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent who frequently votes with the GOP, was the final signature on a discharge petition — a procedural tool used to circumvent leadership and force votes on the floor. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a GOP centrist and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, spent months working with Rep. Greg Meeks, a Democrat from New York, to land the 218 signatures needed to fast-track the bill to the floor without Johnson’s approval.
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Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Damn, I hate Congress. That certainly isn't worth it
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Congressional Ukraine Caucus, s
say what? we do not have a Ukraine Caucus. it isn't possible.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Checks cashed
I hate these mf'ers
I hate these mf'ers
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Veto it. It's time to end this shite
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:11 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
They literally hate America and we continue to allow it
This post was edited on 6/4/26 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:30 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Tell me again why I should care if the GOP loses midterms?
We are already getting Dem policies from Congress
We are already getting Dem policies from Congress
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:31 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Those baws haven't been paying attention lately.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:33 pm to deltaland
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Tell me again why I should care if the GOP loses midterms?
We are already getting Dem policies from Congress
I think we are all ducked no matter the party. This country is done in 10 years
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:57 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Names, we need names
Posted on 6/4/26 at 8:59 pm to deltaland
Yeah, pretty much F 'em. The UniParty always prevails.
Reminds me of an old saying: If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it.
Reminds me of an old saying: If voting made any difference, they wouldn't let us do it.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:26 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
So in the same day, the GOPe House approves Ukraine aid and Russian sanctions, which were opposed by Trump... and the GOPe Senate voted against the SAVE Act, which was one of Trump's campaign promises, and the platform that the GOPe used to get/keep themselves in office in 2024.
You cannot hate the GOPe Congress enough.
You cannot hate the GOPe Congress enough.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 9:28 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
But the midterms matter!!
Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:44 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Its amazing how the Dems run the country no matter who has the majority.
Posted on 6/4/26 at 10:47 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
doesnt happen unless trump signs it or passed with veto proof majority.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:02 am to TigerAxeOK
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You cannot hate the GOPe Congress enough.
but Trump doesn't DO anything!
The GOPe is not all that I hate. Throw in all the whiners about Trump, too. They never seem to whine about Congress.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:08 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Our government is dysfunctional.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:12 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Speaker Mike Johnson
Absolute wet noodle weasel.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:14 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a GOP centrist
Not a centrist.
A RINO.
Posted on 6/5/26 at 6:22 am to OU Guy
From the Office of the Clerk, US House of Representatives...
Eighteen House Republicans voted in favor of the Ukraine Support Act on June 4, 2026, bypassing party leadership to pass the bill alongside nearly all Democrats.The 18 Republicans who voted for the bill are:
Don Bacon (R-NE)
Rob Bresnahan (R-PA)
Mike Carey (R-OH)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
David Joyce (R-OH)
Jen Kiggans (R-VA)
Nick LaLota (R-NY)
Mike Lawler (R-NY)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Max Miller (R-OH)
Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Mike Turner (R-OH)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)
Eighteen House Republicans voted in favor of the Ukraine Support Act on June 4, 2026, bypassing party leadership to pass the bill alongside nearly all Democrats.The 18 Republicans who voted for the bill are:
Don Bacon (R-NE)
Rob Bresnahan (R-PA)
Mike Carey (R-OH)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
Andrew Garbarino (R-NY)
Carlos Gimenez (R-FL)
Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
David Joyce (R-OH)
Jen Kiggans (R-VA)
Nick LaLota (R-NY)
Mike Lawler (R-NY)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Max Miller (R-OH)
Greg Murphy (R-NC)
Dan Newhouse (R-WA)
Glenn Thompson (R-PA)
Mike Turner (R-OH)
Joe Wilson (R-SC)
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