Hoyer: The Border’s Been an Issue for a While, But Ukraine Needs Money Now So They Shouldn’t Be Tied

JANSING official has been ░░░░░░░░ with lawmakers in both ░░░░░░░░ And I know you ░░░░░░░░ took part in a ░░░░░░░░ briefing on Ukraine a ░░░░░░░░ time ago with Secretaries ░░░░░░░░ and Austin What can ░░░░░░░░ share with us about ░░░░░░░░ s happening right now ░░░░░░░░ you learned HOYER Well ░░░░░░░░ I what I ve ░░░░░░░░ is that Ukraine needs ░░░░░░░░ now not tomorrow not ░░░░░░░░ next day but right ░░░░░░░░ And it is unconscionable ░░░░░░░░ couple that with if ░░░░░░░░ don t do the ░░░░░░░░ which we haven t ░░░░░░░░ able to do frankly ░░░░░░░░ 13 years the bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ passed the Senate in ░░░░░░░░ and nothing has happened ░░░░░░░░ then It s a ░░░░░░░░ tough issue We ought ░░░░░░░░ do something on the ░░░░░░░░ But we ought not ░░░░░░░░ make Ukrainian assistance contingent ░░░░░░░░ that We ought not ░░░░░░░░ send a message to ░░░░░░░░ Putin a dictator and ░░░░░░░░ who is committing war ░░░░░░░░ that we re not ░░░░░░░░ to give Ukraine the ░░░░░░░░ it needs so that ░░░░░░░░ Johnson s words in ░░░░░░░░ Johnson s words in ░░░░░░░░ just a few days ░░░░░░░░ that if he takes ░░░░░░░░ he will keep coming ░░░░░░░░ we our our men ░░░░░░░░ women will be at ░░░░░░░░ on the field So ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Johnson or frankly ░░░░░░░░ Republicans in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ saying we re for ░░░░░░░░ and we need to ░░░░░░░░ on border security We ░░░░░░░░ for Israel but we ░░░░░░░░ not going to make ░░░░░░░░ contingent upon some other ░░░░░░░░ that we have to ░░░░░░░░ That is not the ░░░░░░░░ that the United States ░░░░░░░░ America the paragon of ░░░░░░░░ and democracy and the ░░░░░░░░ of freedom should be ░░░░░░░░ to the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world This is not ░░░░░░░░ domestic politics this is ░░░░░░░░ how America is perceived ░░░░░░░░ the world and how ░░░░░░░░ stick by our allies ░░░░░░░░ a timely fashion to ░░░░░░░░ sure that they defeat ░░░░░░░░ who would undermine them ░░░░░░░░ through terrorism or for ░░░░░░░░ criminal invasion to take ░░░░░░░░ country That s that ░░░░░░░░ what we ought to ░░░░░░░░ doing And we ought ░░░░░░░░ be doing it now ░░░░░░░░ have seven days left ░░░░░░░░ go before the end ░░░░░░░░ the year And in ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Johnson said We ░░░░░░░░ to get this done ░░░░░░░░ we do And all ░░░░░░░░ has to do is ░░░░░░░░ a bill on the ░░░░░░░░ and we ll get ░░░░░░░░ 300 votes for aid ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and over 400 ░░░░░░░░ for aid to Israel ░░░░░░░░ this is not an ░░░░░░░░ that doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ votes it just doesn ░░░░░░░░ have the will of ░░░░░░░░ speaker to put it ░░░░░░░░ the floor.”