A major foreign aid package designed to support Ukraine’s fight against Russia and Israel’s fight against Hamas failed on a key procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday as a united Republican caucus — joined by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. — opposed it. The measure needed 60 votes to advance but won the support of just 49 senators, dealing a major blow to President Joe Biden, who said Wednesday that such a result could “kneecap Ukraine on the battlefield.” Among those voting in favor of the $111 billion bill was Vermont’s junior U.S. senator, Democrat Peter Welch.

Bare minimum.

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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      11 months ago

      He already said "Israel has an absolute right to defend itself" he just wants the optics to be a little less bad

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      11 months ago

      shrug

      When the bar is this low, I'm not going to waste my energy on the handful of guys stepping over it.

  • ElGosso [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    I mean it's a performative vote because they didn't have 60 with him - but it's at least the right performance

  • GarbageShoot [he/him]
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    11 months ago

    Bernie wants to revert his title from "rabid butcher" to "limp 'progressive' we elect to only tweet."

  • the_post_of_tom_joad [any, any]
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    11 months ago

    Bare minimum

    Less than that, amirite? This vote was never going to pass, with our without his help. It therefore was meaningless and performative on his part.

  • nelsnelson
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    22 days ago

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  • Timberknave
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    11 months ago

    wait this isn't /c/fakenews