Blinken: The Message from Brussels Is Clear, Vote on Ukraine Aid Cannot Happen Soon Enough

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BLINKEN: “The United States has to do its part. Allies have been stepping up, they've been shouldering their share of the responsibility. There was just a few weeks ago announced 50 billion euros in additional EU funding. They’re making unprecedented investments in their own defense industrial bases, and we have now 2/3 of the allies who are meeting the Wales pledge of dedicating 2% of GDP to defense. So, more than ever, we have genuine burden share among the allies, and in the 30 or so years that I have been engaged in these issues, this is probably the best example of burden sharing that I have seen. The United States has made tremendous contributions ourselves, but it is imperative that Congress pass the supplementary budget request that President Biden has made. I know that Speaker Johnson committed to bring the supplemental to a vote swiftly. The message from Brussels is clear: that vote cannot happen soon enough."