“These statements imply an open-ended commitment to supporting the war in Ukraine of an indeterminate nature, based on a strategy that is unclear, to achieve a goal yet to be articulated to the public or the Congress.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator JD Vance (R-OH) and Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) led dozens of their colleagues in sending a bicameral letter to the White House rejecting further U.S. funding for the war in Ukraine.
Senator Vance’s letter to the White House reads, in part:
“Your request cites President Biden’s pledge that ‘we will stand with Ukraine as it defends its sovereignty for as long as it takes’ … These statements imply an open-ended commitment to supporting the war in Ukraine of an indeterminate nature, based on a strategy that is unclear, to achieve a goal yet to be articulated to the public or the Congress.
“The American people deserve to know what their money has gone to. How is the counteroffensive going? Are the Ukrainians any closer to victory than they were 6 months ago? What is our strategy, and what is the president’s exit plan? What does the administration define as victory in Ukraine? What assistance has the United States provided Ukraine under Title 10? It would be an absurd abdication of congressional responsibility to grant this request without knowing the answers to these questions. For these reasons—and certainly until we receive answers to the questions above and others forthcoming—we oppose the additional expenditure for war in Ukraine included in your request.”
Read the full letter here and below. Read more from The Wall Street Journal here.
Letter signatories include:
- Sen. JD Vance (R-OH)
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN)
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
- Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS)
- Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX)
- Rep. Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC)
- Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
- Rep. Roger Williams (R-TX)
- Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Rep. Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY)
- Rep. Bob Good (R-VA)
- Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH)
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Rep. W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK)
- Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN)
- Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC)
- Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ)
- Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX)
- Rep. Lance Gooden (R-TX)
- Rep. Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL)
- Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX)
For Background:
- In September, in a response to a request from Senator Vance, the White House confirmed U.S. taxpayers have allocated over $100 billion to the war in Ukraine thus far.
- In July, Senator Vance requested an explanation from the Department of Defense for the reported $6.2 billion accounting error in U.S. security assistance to Ukraine.
- In January, Senator Vance demanded a “full crosscutting” report from the Biden administration on U.S. security assistance provided to Ukraine.
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