Home Intelligence chairman Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) stated Sunday on CBS’s “Face The Nation” that more financing for Ukraine will have “frustrating assistance” in Congress.
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ED O’KEEFE: Thanks for sticking to us. We go now to the Republican chairman of your home Intelligence Committee, Ohio Congressman Mike Turner, who joins us today from Dayton, Ohio. Congressman- Chairman, excellent early morning to you. Our understanding is that Speaker Johnson prepares to hold a vote on financing for Ukraine help when Congress returns a week from tomorrow. Is that still the strategy?
TURNER: Well, first of all, Happy Easter. I was at Westminster Church in Dayton commemorating with Christians all over the world, Christ’s resurrection today, I value you having me. Which you’ve consisted of a faith piece in your- in your report today. With regard to Ukraine, I suggest, this is one actually where I believe, you understand, the world has actually seen that this is a war of hostility by Russia, that this is authoritarianism versus democracy. That simply the- the cruelty that is taking place, the homicidal nature of what Russia is doing, needs to be reacted to, we need to continue our assistance. The speaker has actually made it clear that he supports Ukraine both straight to Zelensky. Openly, he’s made these declarations and to the Secretary General of NATO. The speaker has actually made really clear declarations that when we return, it’s the next leading program. After having actually simply passed all the expenses that money the federal government, I think this is going to have frustrating assistance in Congress, and we’ll put an expense on the President’s desk.
O’KEEFE: Is it going to have frustrating assistance from fellow Republicans? Are you going to need to make tweaks to the legislation that is presently composed to either consist of loans that Ukraine would need to repay or possibly embed something concerning border security to make clear the line?
TURNER: Well, I believe there- there currently is a substantial and extremely strong assistance amongst Republicans, and definitely throughout Americans throughout the nation. Now, as this plan relocations, definitely there are going to be some conversations, you understand, in both the Senate and your home. I’ve had conversations about the border itself. And definitely there have actually been conversations about the way in which the non-military, humanitarian help is structured. I believe in general, we’re going to get a plan that is going to be worked out with the Senate and the and the White House, so that we have an expense that the President can sign.
O’KEEFE: Will whatever gets done pass before Congress takes its next week long break, which is set up to start around April 22?
TURNER: Well it’s definitely my hope. We’re to a- and as President Zelensky has actually explained to Speaker Johnson, we are at a crucial point. The CIA director and the Secretary of Defense everyone has actually made it clear that- that we are at an important point on the ground that is starting to be able to effect not just spirits of the Ukrainians that are battling, however likewise their capability to eliminate. Putin understands this. This is clearly a location where we can not permit Putin to win. Our European allies are stating that Putin’s objective is a war beyond Ukraine with Europe. We require to stop him in Ukraine.
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