Senator Lee rips $238 million provision for deployment of US troops to Europe with proposed Ukraine aid, filibusters bill

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Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) on the floor of the Senate on Friday and on Saturday blasted the proposed $95 billion foreign aid package with the lion’s share going to Ukraine aid. One provision in particular he highlighted in the package, among many, included spending $238 million for “deployment of US troops. He filibustered the bill on Saturday for several hours. 

During Friday’s session Lee took to the floor to point out various issues he took with HR 815, which is titled the “Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act or the RELIEVE Act.” The text of the bill on congress.gov still remains hidden from view. It is set to fund over $95 billion to aid for Ukraine, Israel, and in the Indo-Pacific.  

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