Senators backed a procedural motion by 67-32, exceeding the 60-vote threshold to advance the bill. Seventeen Republicans voted in favor, in a surprising shift after they blocked the broader bill on Wednesday.
Please let this pass. Ukraine needs our support.
Stop giving money to fucking Israel, what the fuck is wrong with you people
The narrative of this is just bonkers. They've stripped out the thing they want the most, because that thing might help accomplish things they want, and accomplishing things they want would make the guy who threatened their lives less likely to win.
Seventeen Republicans voted in favor, in a surprising shift after they blocked the broader bill on Wednesday.
Pretty clear that Republicans have never really cared about the border and just like using it to rile up their base.
I would really like for this to finally be a thing. Has been stalled out for months.
Though, the fact that it is the Senate advancing it and not the House is not particularly uplifting. The problem has been in the House.
Wait. Is this similar to the bill the republicans recently put forth and shut down, but just without all of the immigration and border stuff? And the GOP helped advanc this one?
“This is a good first step. This bill is essential for our national security, for the security of our friends in Ukraine, in Israel, for humanitarian aid for innocent civilians in Gaza, and for Taiwan,” Schumer said in the Senate after the vote.
Wait... enhance.
"This bill is essential for our national security, for the security of our friends in Ukraine, in Israel, for humanitarian aid for innocent civilians in Gaza, and for Taiwan"
Enhance
"in Israel, for humanitarian aid for innocent civilians in Gaza"
Dear sweet fucking jesus. It is Israel that is killing innocents in Gaza. What kind of mental gymnastics make this statement coherent? You are funding Israel, Israel is creating the need for humanitarian aid in Gaza. The absolute cognitive dissonance and lies.
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