Funny what you can find down there.

You frequently criticize Congress for things the administration is also responsible for.

And for that matter the Senate controlled by the Democrats must sign off on it as well. So this is a bipartisan problem.

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I think it stems from your lack of understanding of what is politically feasible vs. politically popular. Regardless of the injustice of not keeping food stamps funding where it was due to staunch GOP opposition, it doesn't mean we should fail to do something beneficial to the U.S. and Ukraine in this crisis.

you make it seem like a popularity contest as to whether or not people deserve food stamps and government assistance. What other trendy activity should we give up our own self benefits for?

unless there were cuts to food stamps according to Republicans. Now, those cuts were MUCH LESS steep than originally proposed by Republicans but they were still cuts, and none of us should be happy about it considering our economy is still experiencing anemic jobs growth and many families are still in poverty.

On the other hand, most politicians on both sides of th aisle see the advantage of material acts helping Ukraine as they work to pull Ukraine into the EU sphere rather than as a backwater to Russian empirial designs.

here in the USA? Maybe some of us can get on a crew dismantling Chernobyls reactors? The companies that will benefit from anything out of Ukraine will be hedge funds who buy up utilities and get rid of workers pensions and benefits as well as big oil and the US MIC. In other words, the top one percent and everything we fight against everyday here at DU. And you cite that our leaders on both sides of the aisle are on board with this endeavor...well you've proven one thing...they both serve the top 1 percent and your happy with it because you think it's...do-able.

I demand that Hannity take them to task tonight.

It's a political will and ideology issue

however, whether they pay it back is another story.

Which makes it off the balance sheet like trillions of other loan guarantees that the US Taxpayer stands behind.

it's just every time I read about it, it says "loan".

No were not coughing up readies : we'll back loans by others to remove the additional cost of credit default insurance.

Other than that US foreign aid is rarely "cash" which in this instance is what Ukraine needs - its funds paid to US companies to privatise their water supply whatever.

When you get to a gazillion, only then may we see the money back. I don't count on it.

The republicants are ruthless people.

Repubs in particular. But foreign aid is very important. Maybe they can shave off a billion from some other country we donate to.

poor, do not want to help theirs either.

issue, it's a political issue. Not to mention, foreign aide can be moved within it's own budget category. There is also emergency aid that is usually in the budget, but that may not be the case with the sequester.

The NSA is happily back to work with Booz Allen Hamilton. Wall Street is now looking for a way to rob renters blind. All in all pretty much back to normal again. Including our continued blatant disregard for the most vulnerable in society.

this news fried my cookies too.

just another big money giveaway for an oil rich country....piss on the unemployed!

You're welcome, Ukraine! Maybe I can move in with one of you, when I'm evicted and homeless, shortly?

has pledged $15 billion as well. But having said that UI benefits should be extended. It is a crime to hold up aid to needy Americans like that. And of course the House GOP is responsible for this travesty.

That all this money either goes to making More Weapons, or ...feeding countries of places where we already destroyed by using our weapons...?? What is this THING... we got going on, where saving Americans is never a priority?

as per Karel De Gucht (VRT, in dutch).

Sorry for the crudity, but that actually happened metaphorically. It's amazing. The Republicans can miraculously make money appear if guns, killing and war are involved. If not, then not so much.

It is absurd.

This neo-con RW madness has to be stopped

$1B/465 = 2.1M each
They can damned well fund it out of their own pockets until they restore unemployment benefits to their own constituents.

As a struggling over 55 yr old with 8 months unemployment to my name so far (this time), I am FURIOUS and told them so in no uncertain terms.

When the Republicans want something,
they should be forced to give us something too.

Other Presidents have understood how to play this political game.