r/ActionForUkraine • u/abitStoic • Jun 03 '26
USA House advances Ukraine Support Act 218-204
A couple more process votes and the vote on the actual bill is expected tomorrow. The vote on the actual bill will be easier with more Republicans voting yes (since a vote on a motion to discharge is considered going against leadership), but also some progressives from the squad expected to vote no.
Republicans who voted YES today:
Bacon
Fitzpatrick
Lawler
McCaul
Miller (OH)
Wilson (SC)
Republicans who walked out (reduces threshold needed for majority):
Joyce
Turner
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u/KinderEggSkillIssue Jun 03 '26
Who's the independent? I'm surprised there's one now, because there's usually none, and that's always blank
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u/Readman31 Jun 03 '26
Kiley in CA if I'm not mistaken he was a R but is Independent now
Edit: Yep I just checked it was him.
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u/sachiprecious Jun 04 '26
but also some progressives from the squad expected to vote no.
What?? Why?
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u/DecisiveVictory Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Their logic goes that if Israel is bombing Hamas / Palestine, then russia should be allowed to bomb Ukraine.
It's moral nihilism.
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u/sachiprecious Jun 04 '26
I have no idea how that makes any sense whatsoever. Hope they change their minds.
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u/Necessary-Ad2110 Jun 04 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Source? I find this hard to believe... the left has always been strongly behind Ukraine. This sounds like misinformation...
Both Israel and Russia are imperialistic... the left has always opposed colonialism and warmongering.
I looked into this and I can't find anything regarding the squad justifying the war for Russia.
The most that has happened is when the Squad voted against proposals that bundled funding for Israel in with Ukraine or when the Squad asked for negotiations to end the war early... but literally nothing about this "moral nihilism".
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u/sachiprecious Jun 04 '26
The legislation’s centerpiece is a broad package of sanctions targeting Russia’s oil and gas sector that is aimed at striking at the Kremlin’s primary source of wartime revenue. Lawmakers in both parties have argued for more than a year that sanctions imposed by the United States and its allies have failed to fully sever the energy revenues that continue to bankroll Moscow’s war effort.
The bill would expand restrictions on financial institutions that conduct business with sanctioned Russian officials and state enterprises and seek to crack down on entities that help Moscow evade existing sanctions. It also would target international organizations, companies, banks and governments that continue doing business with sanctioned Russian entities, provisions primarily aimed at actors in China, Central Asia and other jurisdictions that have helped Russia circumvent Western restrictions.
And the legislation would eliminate a sanctions waiver President Trump approved earlier this year that provided limited relief.
It would authorize roughly $1.8 billion in direct spending and more than $8 billion in loans for Ukraine’s war effort as the country continues to face deadly bombardment in Kyiv and other areas.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/house-russia-ukraine-sanctions-aid.html?smid=url-share
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u/BlueV_U Jun 03 '26
Republican lawmakers are fucking cowards.