Despite strong pressure from the two leaders, Paul declined to blink, meaning Sumer will have to take procedural steps to overcome his objection, which could take days, but will eventually lead to the passage of the bill. extra costs sometime next week.
McConnell and Schumer proposed Thursday to allow a vote on Paul’s amendment, but he insisted it be added to the main bill.
The change Paul is looking for will create a special inspector general to monitor how military aid is spent on Ukraine. Members of both parties generally agree with this notion, but imposing an amendment to the bill at this stage would take a long time and delay delaying receiving the necessary assistance to Ukraine.
“The package is ready to ship,” Sumer said. “The vast majority of senators on both sides of the aisle want it. Now only one thing bothers us, a junior senator from Kentucky is preventing the rapid passage of aid to Ukraine because he wants to add at the last minute his own changes directly to the bill. His change is strongly opposed to many members of both parties. “
“We need to vote on Senator Paul’s amendment, and then we need to pass the additional one, and we need to do it today,” McConnell added.
“My oath is the constitution of the United States, not any foreign nation, and no matter how sympathetic the cause is, my oath is for the national security of the United States,” Paul said in a statement before objecting to the move to an ambulance. adoption of the bill. “We cannot save Ukraine by dooming the US economy.
Sumer replied that “Kentucky’s remarks make it clear that he does not want to help Ukraine.”
“This is not the case for the vast majority here,” Sumer said. “Again, all he will achieve with his actions here today is to postpone this help. Not to stop it.”
Also Thursday, Paul blocked the passage of a bill designed to protect federal judges and their families from potential threats by protecting their personal information – such as home addresses, vehicle information and other personally identifiable material – from databases and other public records.
The bill came after an attack on the home of New Jersey federal judge Esther Salas, whose son Daniel was shot and killed by an angry lawyer who appeared in court.
Paul said he did not oppose the law, but wanted it to be expanded to include members of Congress and therefore blocked the passage of the bill by unanimity.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who climbed to seek the bill, said he would work with Paul to pass a separate bill that addresses security concerns for lawmakers, but said the addition of Paul’s language will delay the adoption of the main bill and therefore refused to accept its amendments.
The action on the floor came as the debate swirled over the safety of Supreme Court judges, who are facing protests in their homes by abortion activists and others.
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