Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been actively advocating for the passage of a critical $60 billion aid package for Ukraine, emphasizing the urgency of the situation following his recent visit to the country. Schumer, alongside other top U.S. leaders including President Biden, Vice President Harris, Senator McConnell, and Democratic Leader Jeffries, participated in a high-stakes meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson, urging him to expedite the aid's approval. The discussions, described as intense, highlighted the consensus among the leaders that Ukraine's success in the ongoing conflict hinges on this support. Schumer's efforts included a public appeal alongside local Ukrainians and a stark warning that turning away from Ukraine could have dire consequences for both the country and the United States.
Senate Majority Leader Schumer said an exchange during a White House meeting with President Biden over approving more aid for Ukraine was "one of the most intense" scenes he had ever witnessed in the Oval Office. https://t.co/4wVBmL4qrw
"The urgency is supporting Ukraine…I was shaken by what I saw at the [Ukraine] border.” -Schumer If only Dems had the same resolve about their own country’s border @HouseGOP shouldn’t give another dime to Zelenskyy until we work to protect our own people https://t.co/VsQfhzRTU9
Chuck Schumer on how he intimidated Speaker Mike Johnson into passing the $60 BILLION Ukraine aid bill: “We said to the Speaker, get it done ... History is looking over your shoulder and if you don’t do the right thing … you will regret it.” https://t.co/Qj3ZyEndx0
BREAKING: Chuck Schumer tells reporters about how he tried to browbeat Speaker Mike Johnson into passing a $60 billion Ukraine aid bill: "We said to the Speaker, get it done...History is looking over your shoulder and if you don't do the right thing, whatever the immediate… https://t.co/DTtLaaJpY1
BREAKING Chuck Schumer tells reporters about how he tried to browbeat Speaker Mike Johnson into passing a $60 billion Ukraine aid bill: "We said to the Speaker, get it done...History is looking over your shoulder and if you don't do the right thing, whatever the immediate… https://t.co/Rj4m6RlCEp
At White House meeting among congressional leaders and President Biden, “McConnell was the lead speaker in saying we needed to do Ukraine," Schumer says
Schumer: We said to the speaker, get it done. I told him, this is one of the moments.. history is looking over your shoulder and if you don't do the right thing, whatever the immediate politics are, you will regret it. https://t.co/Mnr15aUuVQ
Schumer outside the White House after meeting with Biden and House Speaker Johnson: "The overwhelming sentiment in that meeting was 'We've got to do Ukraine now.'" https://t.co/GdBilpcsqO
Schumer on Ukraine after WH mtg: We can't tarry where war could be lost
Leader Schumer after WH meeting says there was an "intense" discussion about Ukraine, where he said he urged Johnson to “do the right thing" and that it is "in his hands” per @EliStokols “It was the consensus in that room Zelensky and Ukraine will lose the war” if no aid
NOW: Outside White House meeting, Sen Chuck Schumer (D-NY) says he, Pres. Biden, VP Harris, Sen. McConnell (R-KY) and Dem Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) all leaned on Speaker Johnson to pass Ukraine aid Five-on-one lobbying. And meeting was intense per Democratic leaders
Schumer at the WH after mtg on Ukraine. "We said to the Speaker 'get it done.'
Schumer says the WH mtg on Ukraine "was one of the most intense" he's ever been a part of
Schumer: "If we turn away from Ukraine, the American people and America will pay the price." https://t.co/hOH4mq1Dy0
Sen. Chuck Schumer joined local Ukrainians on Sunday in calling on House Republicans to pass a critical aid package. He just returned from a mission to Ukraine, where he met with leaders who sent a dire warning. https://t.co/N3B83u16D2
A) Schumer: The bipartisan national security supplemental currently sits at the feet of Speaker Johnson. I call on the Speaker to go to Ukraine and witness what we witnessed, because I believe it is virtually impossible for anyone with decency and goodwill to turn their back