Tomorrow, April 20, the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a debate on the draft Ukraine aid bill. Kyiv expects that its partners will not support the anti-Ukrainian amendments of some congressmen. Ambassador of Ukraine to the United States Oksana Markarova said this on her Facebook page, UNN reports .
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Markarova hopes that the U.S. Congress will reject amendments that would reduce or eliminate the aid to Ukraine when voting on the bill.
She noted that four amendments to the draft law HR.8035, which concerns assistance to Ukraine, will be submitted for debate:
- by Victoria Spartz, aimed at eliminating a number of subparagraphs of the aid;
- by Marjorie Taylor Green, aimed at reducing all dollar amounts provided for in the bill to zero;
- by Kevin Hearn, aimed at establishing a ban on the use of economic aid to pay pensions and salaries to public servants;
- by Kat Kammeck, aimed at removing all non-military aid from the bill.
We hope that amendments that reduce or eliminate aid to Ukraine will be rejected
Addendum
Markarova explained that if the package successfully passes the House of Representatives, it will be submitted to the Senate as an amendment to the Senate bill on international aid HR.815, which was passed in February.
According to her, this should simplify the procedure for approving the package in the Senate, the ambassador added.
Recall
On April 19 , the U.S. House of Representatives held a procedural vote on four bills on foreign aid, including Ukraine, which allows them to be brought to the House floor later