This past week in Washington, we started the week by receiving a 300+ page, $118 billion Border/Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan package that was crafted behind closed doors by Senate Democrats and Republican Leadership. The package, which was dubbed by Republican Leadership as a "border deal," was released Sunday night to members and expect to be passed by the week's end.
This "border deal" did nothing to secure our border, and passing it into law would have worsened the border crisis. Not only did it allow 1.8 million illegal aliens to enter the U.S. before temporarily closing parts of the border, but it also codified Biden's catch-and-release policies.
And that's not even the most egregious part, it not only failed to secure our border, but out of the $118 billion spending package, Senate Democrats and Republican Leadership allocated just 16 percent of that to the U.S. border. The rest of the funds, 84 percent or about $98 billion were set to be sent overseas to help defend other nations' borders. Ukraine, the biggest beneficiary of all, was to receive $60 billion more to fund their war, in addition to $7.85 billion for the lavish salaries of Ukrainian bureaucrats.
Thankfully, that bill was killed.
On Wednesday afternoon, with the help of several conservative Republicans in the Senate, we were able to stop the fake border bill from being further considered.
Our victory was short-lived when, yet again, Senate Democrats and Republican Leadership colluded to put forward their backup plan, which is a $95 billion foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan.
The package includes $60 billion for Ukraine – this is on top of the previous $113 billion Congress has given them. It also includes $9 billion in humanitarian assistance for Gaza, which will more than likely end up in the hands of Hamas terrorists.
So, while our U.S. borders remain wide open, Senate Democrats, Republican Leadership, and President Biden are gearing up to ship your hard-earned tax dollars overseas without even addressing our needs at home first.
It's a terrible idea to put forward and pass a bill that tries to secure other countries' borders before we secure our own. We need to address our problems here at home in a real way.
This bill sends a message to Americans that their elected officials don't care about them. As I travel around our Commonwealth, I've never met any Kentuckian who says, "fix the border of Ukraine before you fix our border."
Those in Congress, like me will continue to defend the Constitution, protect your tax dollars, and fight against policies that do nothing but hurt you, the American people.
You can learn more about my efforts HERE.
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