Democrats ‘Vote-Supply’ Sanctions the Passage of Ukraine Aid Bill

A huge sigh of relief for war-damped areas as Congress approved the highly disputable Ukraine aid bill. Hadn’t the Democrats voted their nod, the bill would not have reached its final passe.

Slashing billions of dollars on war sensitive areas was the main clause under the aid bill. On Friday, the bill after a prolonged battle was finally set to vote in the Congress.

After receiving a bipartisan cheers, 316-to-94 vote count – supplied mostly by Democrats, the bill cleared its first big encounter and now it awaits Senator’s consideration.

Despite the conflicted affair the bill cling itself to, there were few worldly participants who acknowledged the bill and what it stood for – giving equal fighting rights to countries which lack military support and finance to help continue their rage on the battleground.

The Biden administration since the dawn of the active wars vowed to support its two key allies – Israel and Ukraine, to defend their people from outside threats and defeat their regional nemesis. The Democrats thereby stood headstrong to support the passage of the crucial $95.3 billion Ukraine aid package.

If there were many who supported the bill, there were significant more who pointed out the ‘Biden neglect’ from deploying forces necessary to maintain border-security, which he refuses to consider but should be his main priority. “I will continue to vote NO on a piece of legislation that funds both sides of a war while our border is open and the American people are up to their eyeballs in debt”, says Republican house legislator.

Democrats ‘Vote-Bank’ : A blessing for House Speaker?

Except the enormous victory which the democratic lawmakers of the Republican-controlled house endured, the major triumph was conceived by house speaker – Mike Johnson who risked his position letting the bill out. The idea on which the bill was cemented made the hard-right conservatives concerned, they pressured the sitting house speaker from not advancing the bill in the house for meditation.

Despite these threats, the house speaker on Friday proposed a bill meant to fund US allies to strengthen their grip against territorial kingpin. The conclusion of the voting process was nothing short from historic, it was a major moment of consensus in a Congress that for the past year has been mostly defined by its internal divide. The Democrats outpoured votes for the approval of the bill, blessing Mike Johnson to serve his complete tenure. 165 Democrats voted for the measure, more than 151 Republicans who supported it.

In spite of the long-standing efforts to fund Ukraine as it battles Russia’s aggression was met with a fruitful verdict in the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson had to breach a house custom by turning to Democrats for the legislation to be voted on and approved which can further imperil his position as many Republicans now proclaim him a pro-liberal puppet.

After the vote, Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona became the third Republican to say he would support the bid to oust Mr. Johnson from his post. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican of Georgia, has already filled a resolution calling for Mr. Jonson’s removal but has not yet sought to vote on it.

The Democrats attempt now under Senate control

Thirty-nine Democrats voted against the rule on Friday, including many progressives who associate war-aid as a direct invitation to more causalities, knit-picking Israel for its offenses committed against Gaza where health officials have said more than 33,000 people have lost their lives either due to prolonged starvation or under direct Israeli strike.

Individual parts of the bill will now be open-for-house vote on Saturday. But the bill, attracting bipartisan support from different coalitions, making Friday’s action the key indicator that the legislation is all but certain to prevail. Should that happen in votes for Saturday afternoon, the Senate with majority Democrats is expected to quickly pass the measure. Once the Senate shower its comfortable support, President Biden will sign the bill into law. The law will henceforth seize $95.3 billion package for Ukraine.