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09 Sep 2025, 18:48 GMT+10
American funds should not be used for foreign wars while the country faces $37 trillion in debt, Marjorie Taylor Greene has claimed
US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has proposed removing $600 million in Ukraine support from the draft Pentagon spending bill, arguing that Americans' "hard-earned tax dollars" should not go to foreign aid.
The Georgia Republican proposed cancelling the allocation of these funds in the 2026 and 2027 fiscal years to shift priorities toward the US.
With Donald Trump back in the White House, the US has dramatically cut military aid to Kiev, pausing more than $1 billion in planned funds.
In a video post on X on Tuesday, Greene said that her amendment would strike $600 million from the defense bill, money that she noted "goes to Ukraine." She argued that the US had already sent "over $175 billion to this war" and that it was "enough of your hard-earned tax dollars." She described the measure as part of the America First agenda, saying US funds should not be used for "foreign wars" while the country faces a $37 trillion debt.
The congresswoman stated that the US usually allocates $300 million annually but that "Speaker Johnson and Republicans are feeling so generous they're wanting to give them 600 million this time. My amendment will take it out." Greene said, adding she has "never voted to fund this war."
Greene introduced another amendment after learning that "another $100 million" had been earmarked for Kiev and said she wanted to remove all funding in case others in Congress felt "so giving." Greene also put forward measures to cut aid for Israel, Syria, and Iraq adding that the money should be "kept back here at home."
While previous President Joe Biden's administration approved large-scale aid packages to Kiev, Trump has cut assistance but allowed some deliveries, such as Patriot air-defense systems. He has repeatedly expressed concern about possible misuse of US aid to Kiev, claiming that billions allocated under Biden may have been embezzled. In July, Trump said that any additional weapons delivered to Ukraine would have to be paid for by Europe's NATO members.
Ukraine's European backers are pressing for more weapons as part of security guarantees, while Russia insists Western military aid is an obstacle to reaching a peace deal.
(RT.com)
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