House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) comments this week that poured cold water on the idea of additional Ukraine aid have not deterred the Senate.
In order to pass McCarthy's debt ceiling deal last week, Senate leadership pledged they would bring a supplemental Ukraine funding bill up for a vote if necessary later this year. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell were facing a potential mutiny from a number of defense hawks, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham , as they tried to pass the bill as is before the"X-date" default deadline.
McConnell acknowledged the matter on Wednesday as a"serious problem" that he currently lacks a solution for. He later added: “All I can tell you at this particular point is defense is radically underfunded related to the Chinese threat. And Ukraine probably will need additional assistance.Asked on Thursday if he was concerned about getting a Ukraine supplemental through the House, Graham told the Washington Examiner that time was on his side to find a solution.
He continued:"The defense numbers are inadequate to the threats, but we should be fiscally responsible.
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