EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley says there is broad support in Washington for supporting Ukraine.
La Cámara envió un proyecto de ley de gastos al Senado que incluye $14 mil millones en ayuda para ayudar a Ucrania a responder a la invasión rusa.
Merkley dice que el país necesita urgentemente armas antitanques y antiaéreas, pero con el tiempo será más difícil conseguir armas en Ucrania.
Dice que, en esencia, el conflicto tiene que ver con que un país mantenga su democracia.
“They are resisting with everything they have and we have a moral responsibility to support them on the humanitarian side, on the military equipment side, to rally the nations of the world, the freedom loving nations of the world to support the fighters, the Ukrainian fighters,” Merkley said.
It’s unclear how fast the budget will pass in the Senate as some lawmakers have raised concerns over how quickly it was passed through the House.
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