The president of one of the nation’s most prominent conservative think tanks has come out against the $40 billion aid package for Ukraine currently being debated in Congress.
"A strong America is the ultimate deterrence to Russia—and to China," Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts tweeted Friday."It’s also the top moral responsibility of our elected leaders. What will not deter Russia is a typical Washington game of using people in crisis to rush a $40 billion package that hasn’t been vetted or debated."
Roberts added in a follow-up tweet that it is not the"responsibility" of conservatives to"rubberstamp" the spending package., or of the conservative movement, to rubberstamp The Swamp’s broken policymaking process or to accept false choices between supporting allies and governing responsibly," Roberts posted."Both aims can be achieved — if we have the courage to do so.
The bill, which includes military, economic and humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, cleared the House earlier this week by a vote of 368 to 57. All 57"no" votes were cast by Republicans who have argued the money is vaguely allocated and would be better spent at home to combat issues such as surging inflation.