The House is looking increasingly divided amid talks of more aid
, Ukraine’s president, arrives in Washington, DC, on September 21st he will find a changed American capital. Joe Biden’s White House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are firmly behind continuing to provide long-term assistance to Ukraine, just as during Mr Zelensky’s last visit in December. But the House of Representatives might not be as welcoming.
Early in the war the American public showed immense support for Ukraine—and lawmakers listened. The Ukraine Democracy Defence Lend-Lease Act of 2022, designed to speed up the transfer of weapons to Ukrainian forces, passed the House in April last year with support from 196 Republicans . Only ten opposed the measure. Yet Republican opposition more than quintupled a few weeks later when the House appropriated $40bn for Ukraine’s defence.
Opponents of more aid made themselves heard this summer with amendments to the National Defence Authorisation Act. One, that struck $300m in Ukraine funding, drew support from 89 Republicans. Seventy supported a prohibition on all security assistance to the government in Kyiv, while 71 opposed extending the lend-lease authority.
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