On the recordJuly 13, 2023
The funds sent to Ukraine represent a major investment in war, not national defense or building infrastructure to deter conflict. This is the active engagement in the killing of sons, daughters, husbands, and wives abroad. We shouldn't be funding these actions until the defense of our country can be reflected with some sort of tangible connection. The money to Ukraine does not fulfill this objective. There must be a threshold for funding a proxy war. How much will it take to win? What is the return? When will it end? The Biden administration does not have answers to these questions, and until they do, we should stop sending money to these misadventures. The United States of America is not the world's police force, and we are not the world's piggy bank, but they would have us become the block captains of Kyiv. My amendment is going to lose overwhelmingly when it is put up for a vote, but the American people will see who wants to represent them and who wants to represent Crimea. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Gaetz). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the noes appeared to have it.
