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Thornberry, Smith Draft Bill To Urge Obama to Send Lethal Aid To Ukraine

Thornberry, Smith Draft Bill To Urge Obama to Send Lethal Aid To Ukraine
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee

The House Armed Services Committee leadership drafted a bill this week that would push the president to supply Ukraine with up to $1 billion in lethal military aid to protect itself against Russian-backed separatists, after the president has so far failed to do so under authority in last year’s defense bill.The idea of the bill is simple: “we believe more aid should be given, and more of it should be military so they can better defend themselves,” HASC Ranking Member…

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