Spartz
Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.-05) issued the following statement Tuesday on President Biden’s $40 billion supplemental funding request, which includes $24 billion of Ukraine associated funding, including $5 billion for direct security assistance, $12 billion to FEMA disaster relief fund for emergencies, and $4 billion for border security and migration.
“Not even three months have passed since President Biden signed the debt ceiling deal, and he is already circumventing his agreement,” Rep. Spartz said. “It’s unfortunate that he is trying to politicize the issue of Ukraine again to score some political points, keeps slow-walking military assistance to Ukraine, which costs a lot of money to Americans and a lot of lives to Ukrainians, continues to neglect some serious domestic issues, like border security and sound energy policies, and is just blatantly mismanaging our country fiscally.
“Congress has not passed any appropriations bills yet and considering our dire fiscal situation, no supplemental funding should be allowed – all funding, including Ukraine and emergency reserves, should be included in our regular 2024 appropriations according to the deal Biden signed recently, which is just a 1 percent cut from the already COVID-inflated 2023 budget.”