Ten Republicans in the House of Representatives voted on Thursday against a bill aimed at creating a land leasing program that would make it easier for the United States to send military aid to Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion.
The law, entitled The Law on Land Leasing for the Defense of Democracy in Ukraine, passed the House by 417 votes to 10. Three Republicans did not vote on the measure.
The bill is now being addressed to President Biden’s bureau after the Senate passed the bill by vote earlier this month. The legislation is intended to give Biden greater powers to enter into US loan and lease agreements directly with Ukraine, which will allow Washington to provide Kyiv with defense items to protect its population as the Russian invasion continues.
The law streamlines Biden’s powers under the Arms Export Control Act, which allows him to lease and lease defense equipment in situations where such a move is in the best interests of US national security.
Representatives of the GOP Andy Biggs (Arizona), Dan Bishop (North Carolina), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Matt Gates (Florida), Paul Gossar (Arizona), Marjorie Taylor Green (Garnasia), Thomas Massey (China). , Ralph Norman (SC), Scott Perry (Pennsylvania) and Tom Tiffany (Iceland) voted against the bill, and representatives Rick Allen (Weiss), Troy Nels (Texas) and Chris Stewart (Utah) did not vote at all.
The Hill asked lawmakers for more information on their votes or why they did not vote.
Massi said on Twitter on Thursday that it was “crazy” that Congress had “authorized Biden to transfer virtually any military weapon to Ukraine other than nuclear.” He included a screenshot of the legal definition of “subject of defense” included in the bill.
Thursday was not the first time Massi and some of his Republican counterparts had voted against a largely popular bill on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
On Wednesday, Massi and Green were two of eight lawmakers who voted against the Asset Recovery Act to restore Ukraine, a non-binding bill that calls on Biden to confiscate assets from sanctioned Russian oligarchs and use the liquidated funds to support Ukraine. The Kentucky Republican said of his vote on the bill that “giving unidentified Joe Biden the right to seize property in the United States without due process creates a dangerous and disturbing precedent.”
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Earlier this month, Massi, Green, Biggs, Davidson, Gossar and Perry opposed a bill that would prompt Biden to write a report on US efforts to gather and investigate evidence of war crimes and other alleged atrocities. that they were committed during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Some lawmakers were concerned about the involvement of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Although the bill does not directly mention the ICC, it notes that the evidence and information gathered can be used “in appropriate domestic, foreign and international courts and tribunals prosecuting those responsible for such crimes.”
The adoption of the law on land leasing in the Chamber comes in the third month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The United States has provided about $ 3.4 billion in security aid to Ukraine since Russia launched its invasion on February 24.
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