Ukraine Arms Supplemental Aid Vital to War Effort

On November 15, the White House sent a request to Congress for $38 billion in aid to Ukraine. Of the amount requested, $21.7 billion will go to supply Ukraine with arms and ammunition for the rest of fiscal year 2023, while the rest will go to support essential civilian needs.

It is essential that this supplemental be passed. If it is not, Ukraine could run out of ammunition for many of its weapon systems by February, leading to the collapse and conquest of that country and the advance of Russian forces to the borders of America’s NATO allies, Poland and Romania. Should that happen, the United States would once again be forced to send hundreds of thousands of troops to Europe, draining our treasury to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars per year and diverting forces essential to the defense of our allies in the Middle East and Asia.

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On November 15, the White House sent a request to Congress for $38 billion in aid to Ukraine. Of the amount requested, $21.7 billion will go to supply Ukraine with arms and ammunition for the rest of fiscal year 2023, while the rest will go to support essential civilian needs.

It is essential that this supplemental be passed. If it is not, Ukraine could run out of ammunition for many of its weapon systems by February, leading to the collapse and conquest of that country and the advance of Russian forces to the borders of America’s NATO allies, Poland and Romania. Should that happen, the United States would once again be forced to send hundreds of thousands of troops to Europe, draining our treasury to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars per year and diverting forces essential to the defense of our allies in the Middle East and Asia.