Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who wants the United States to halt additional military and financial aid to Ukraine as it battles invading Russian forces, led a group of 11 lawmakers in introducing a “Ukraine Fatigue” resolution.
The resolution demands that the United States end its military support for Ukraine and urges “all combatants to reach a peace agreement,” according to a statement from Gaetz’s office. The United States has provided more than $24.2 billion to Ukraine “since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked and brutal invasion on February 24,” the Pentagon has said.
Gaetz and other extreme-right Republicans have criticized the continuing support for Ukraine. And while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) hasn’t weighed in on Gaetz’s latest resolution, he suggested last year that if Republicans won the House, there would no longer be a “blank check.”
Co-sponsors of Gaetz’s resolution include Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). All except for Boebert voted in April against expediting Ukraine aid, which led Democrats to call them the “Putin Caucus,” a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The resolution demands that the United States end its military support for Ukraine and urges “all combatants to reach a peace agreement,” according to a statement from Gaetz’s office. The United States has provided more than $24.2 billion to Ukraine “since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked and brutal invasion on February 24,” the Pentagon has said.
Gaetz and other extreme-right Republicans have criticized the continuing support for Ukraine. And while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) hasn’t weighed in on Gaetz’s latest resolution, he suggested last year that if Republicans won the House, there would no longer be a “blank check.”
Co-sponsors of Gaetz’s resolution include Reps. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Paul A. Gosar (R-Ariz.), Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.). All except for Boebert voted in April against expediting Ukraine aid, which led Democrats to call them the “Putin Caucus,” a reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.