When Turner was in Kyiv last week, he characterized the maneuvering over a new Ukraine aid package as “largely procedural and non-substantive debates that are occurring in Congress.” And struck what seemed like a bizarrely optimistic note when he said at a press conference:
"There’s overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and…
When Turner was in Kyiv last week, he characterized the maneuvering over a new Ukraine aid package as “largely procedural and non-substantive debates that are occurring in Congress.” And struck what seemed like a bizarrely optimistic note when he said at a press conference:
"There’s overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and in the Senate for support for Ukraine.
"We certainly look forward to this legislative process being resolved. And I look forward to when we can return and discuss with Ukraine the manner in which they’re putting those resources to success against the Russian aggressors."
When Turner was in Kyiv last week, he characterized the maneuvering over a new Ukraine aid package as “largely procedural and non-substantive debates that are occurring in Congress.” And struck what seemed like a bizarrely optimistic note when he said at a press conference:
"There’s overwhelming support in the House of Representatives and in the Senate for support for Ukraine.
"We certainly look forward to this legislative process being resolved. And I look forward to when we can return and discuss with Ukraine the manner in which they’re putting those resources to success against the Russian aggressors."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcP_NC_Edg8
Maybe he went public about the new threat in the hope of pressuring Speaker Johnson to allow the Senate foreign aid bill to come up for a House vote.