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Appropriations markup draws sharp exchanges after $300 million Ukraine security assistance was omitted from House defense draft
Summary
A debate erupted in the Appropriations Committee when Representative Marcy Kaptur offered an amendment to restore $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative that was not included in the committee's draft defense bill.
A sharp partisan exchange unfolded when members raised that the committee draft for the fiscal 2026 Defense Appropriations bill omitted $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.
Representative Marcy Kaptur offered an amendment to restore $300 million for Ukraine security assistance. Supporters argued the funds would help Kyiv maintain critical air defense and munitions supplies and that failing to restore the money was a strategic error that…
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