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| Biden Calls on Congress to Approve Aid to Ukraine: ‘This Cannot Wait’ | Biden Calls on Congress to Approve Aid to Ukraine: ‘This Cannot Wait’ |
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| President Biden called on congressional Republicans on Wednesday to put aside “petty, partisan, angry politics” and pass a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, warning that failure to do so could enable President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to reclaim momentum in the war and even draw in American troops. | President Biden called on congressional Republicans on Wednesday to put aside “petty, partisan, angry politics” and pass a multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine, warning that failure to do so could enable President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to reclaim momentum in the war and even draw in American troops. |
| The president said that he was willing to make “significant compromises” on border security to satisfy Senate Republicans who have refused to support further Ukraine aid without a new crackdown on illegal immigration. But Mr. Biden complained that they have been unwilling to back off what he characterized as “extreme” demands. | The president said that he was willing to make “significant compromises” on border security to satisfy Senate Republicans who have refused to support further Ukraine aid without a new crackdown on illegal immigration. But Mr. Biden complained that they have been unwilling to back off what he characterized as “extreme” demands. |
| Republicans have insisted on tying strict immigration measures to the aid, and blocked a spending package without such measures in a vote on Wednesday. Prospects for bipartisan consensus have faded, even as senators in both parties express support for Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia. | Republicans have insisted on tying strict immigration measures to the aid, and blocked a spending package without such measures in a vote on Wednesday. Prospects for bipartisan consensus have faded, even as senators in both parties express support for Ukraine’s efforts to defend itself against Russia. |
| “This cannot wait,” Mr. Biden said in a televised statement at the White House before the vote. “Congress needs to pass supplemental funding for Ukraine before they break for the holiday recess. Simple as that. Frankly, I think it’s stunning that we’ve gotten to this point in the first place. Republicans in Congress are willing to give Putin the greatest gift he can hope for and abandon our global leadership.” | “This cannot wait,” Mr. Biden said in a televised statement at the White House before the vote. “Congress needs to pass supplemental funding for Ukraine before they break for the holiday recess. Simple as that. Frankly, I think it’s stunning that we’ve gotten to this point in the first place. Republicans in Congress are willing to give Putin the greatest gift he can hope for and abandon our global leadership.” |