Members of the Republican Party in the US Congress are seriously considering providing part of the aid to Ukraine in the form of a loan. The idea is gaining traction within the GOP, although Senator Mitch McConnell is not in favor, citing time constraints due to the Senate's foreign-aid bill already being passed.
"The idea of making some Ukraine aid into a loan is gaining traction within the GOP. Not with Mitch McConnell, though." @burgessev reports: "The best way we can get Ukraine the help they need is for the House to pass the Senate bill," McConnell said. https://t.co/rGBP7Jc7Np
The idea of making some Ukraine aid into a loan is gaining traction within the GOP β but not with Mitch McConnell. "We don't have the time" to further debate alternative approaches, he said today, pointing to the Senate's already-passed foreign-aid bill. https://t.co/D9M8OP9fqB
If We Call Ukraine Aid a βLoan,β Can the GOP Support It? https://t.co/Py7EAeIMdk
βοΈπΊπΈ "Congressional Republicans are getting serious about one potential solution to the monthslong fight over Ukraine aid: packaging at least some of it as a loan", - Politico https://t.co/kdf1e1jWEn
Members of the Republican Party in the US Congress seriously began to consider the option of arranging part of the aid to Ukraine in the form of a loan. https://t.co/5nlE2Yjleo
Ukraine loan gains traction in GOP https://t.co/p34FZ7w4pC