The House rejected a measure to halt foreign aid to Ukraine after a majority of Republicans joined Democrats in shooting down the amendment that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) sought to attach to one of the chamber’s must-pass spending bills.
Lawmakers voted 70-342 on the amendment, short of the majority threshold needed to attach the proposal to the annual appropriations bill funding the State Department and foreign operations. The vote deals a blow to Greene, who has repeatedly pushed to halt funding to Ukraine as it fends off an invasion from Russia.
“I would argue the Ukraine war is not murdering any Americans, but yet this House of Representatives and the people in Washington are obsessed with using American taxpayer dollars to fund that war while fully ignoring the war on our southern border,” Greene said Wednesday on the House floor.
Greene has repeatedly attempted to block lawmakers from providing assistance to Ukraine, even using the matter to threaten to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his top leadership position earlier this year. That effort ultimately failed, but Greene has not relented in advocating against Ukraine aid.
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The House will move forward with voting on the full State and Foreign Operations appropriations bill Friday, when it is expected to pass the lower chamber roughly along party lines. The legislation will then head to the Democratic-led Senate, although it’s unlikely to be brought up in its current state, setting the stage for a drawn-out spending fight that could extend past the election in November.
Senate leaders and the White House could also seek to punt the Oct. 1 funding deadline until it is known who will be president in 2025 and which party will control the upper chamber.
