Republicans Vote For Putin/ News December 11, 2023 #14211

David does The News.

"Republicans Tie Ukraine Aid to Border Security Demands / Navalny's Whereabouts Unknown / Biden Faces Diplomatic Pressure"

[0010]() Navalny missing, Russia resumes air strikes on Kiev, funding for Ukraine tied to border security

- Navalny's mysterious disappearance and deteriorating condition in Russian prison camp

- Political maneuvering in US Congress over $60 billion emergency aid for Ukraine

[0407]() Republican Senators express anger over Ukraine briefing

- Republican Senators accused the Biden administration of ignoring the border problem during an intelligence briefing on Ukraine

- Mitch McConnell backed away from endorsing aid for Ukraine, indicating a change in support

[1320]() Republicans advocating for Ukraine to seed territory to Russia

- Republican Senator JD Vance and others promoting appeasement of Putin

- Heritage Foundation's 'Project 2025' aiming to concentrate power in the executive branch

[1754]() Victor Orban's consolidation of power and his alignment with Vladimir Putin.

- Orban controls media and elections, demonizes the LGBTQ community, and undermines democratic values.

- His ties with Putin lead to opposing EU funding for Ukraine and lobbying against aid in Washington.

[2628]() Bernie opposes funding for Israel but supports $60 billion for Ukraine

- Bernie advocates for $4 billion in humanitarian aid for Israel and opposes $10 billion in arms for Benjamin Netanyahu

- Republicans are divided, with some supporting funding for Ukraine and others opposing it, revealing a split in Washington DC

[3032]() Emergency supplemental addresses military aid and border bill

- Congress needs to address military aid for Taiwan and other Pacific countries concerned with China's military expansion, as well as the $14 billion for Israel and $60 billion for Ukraine.

- The focus is on transferring wealth to billionaires, private contractors, and arms manufacturers, as seen in the emergency supplemental bill.

[3845]() Budget breakdowndiscretionary, mandatory, interest payments.

- Discretionary spending is subject to debate and includes military spending.

- Mandatory spending is non-negotiable, and interest payments are crucial for our credit rating.

[4246]() The Republican's debate on the 2024 budget centers around nonmilitary discretionary spending.

- 45% of discretionary spending is allocated to military, particularly Defense authorization.

- The remaining 55% of discretionary spending goes towards non-military areas such as EPA, CDC, NIH, and Department of Transportation.

[5131]() Congress can't decide on discretionary spending and fiscal responsibility act is causing issues

- Big Pharma is a major contributor to the Republican party, comprising 66% of the budget

- The fiscal responsibility act, passed in June, has caused disagreement on the top line for discretionary spending

[5544]() The impact of spending on defining values and decisionmaking

- Spending defines who you are and your values, especially in democracy

[10333]() Expert witness paid $900,000 for testimony

- Professor Bartov was paid $1,350 per hour for 650 hours of testimony claiming to review Trump's books

- Donald Trump has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on legal fees, accountants, and lawyers since 2020

[10748]() Government's misuse of funds and lack of accountability

- Rudy Giuliani's disbarment and the flawed judicial system for lawyers

- Government mismanagement of taxpayer money and the lack of benefits for citizens

[11552]() Republicans passed fiscal responsibility act with work requirements for food stamps and cut funding for the IRS.

- The fiscal responsibility act included work requirements for food stamps and reduced funding for the Internal Revenue Service.

- Republican-controlled Congress plans to push for an impeachment probe of Joe Biden, which may tie up the House on an impeachment vote next year.

[11955]() Republicans are distracting with phony impeachment to convince low information voters of Biden's corruption

- Republicans are diverting attention from real issues by focusing on Hunter Biden and a phony impeachment trial

- The government is spending trillions of dollars subsidizing industries that are harming the public and the planet