Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) said he won't support any stopgap spending measure that congressional leaders are pushing to pass before Sept. 30, the deadline before a government shutdown begins, if it includes funding for Ukraine.
"Today I'm putting congressional leadership & @POTUS on notice that I will oppose any effort to hold the federal government hostage for Ukraine funding," Paul said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter."I will not consent to expedited passage of any spending measure that provides any more US aid to Ukraine.
Although the Senate appears more united in approving federal spending legislation compared to the House, Paul's announcement means that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will likely need to go through a time-consuming process that would delay passing legislation to fund the government if it includes Ukraine aid. And with Congress only having 10 days before a government shutdown is implemented, there isn't much time to waste.
"A CNN poll from August shows that a majority of Americans now oppose Congress authorizing additional funding to Ukraine. And now there are those in the Senate who would refuse to listen to these voices," he said."Voices coming from a war-weary nation, and it would hold the federal government hostage by inserting $24 billion more for Ukraine," Paul added.
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