Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer announced plans to offer a resolution next week that condemns a call from former President Donald Trump to defund the Justice Department and the FBI.
concern that usaid is going to take a hit? somebody like marjorie taylor greene gets her way? i think people should have a concern. i was in poland at a conference in october, at a dinner that we had. general translating dinner with ambassador brzezinski. i told, time the biggest event coming up is the elections. republicans got the power of the house, financing cannot be in jeopardy. and the recent trip that i made to vienna for the osce, parliamentary assembly, largest assembly on earth and one of the largest international bodies that has met with russians involved, joe, wilson my republican colleague, all for supporting funding for ukraine. i think there were quite a few. mike mccaul just went to kyiv with four other republicans. i think they support it, too. the majority of republican support funding for ukraine, and understand democracy on the line.
announced the united states will send 31 abrams tanks to ukraine a move the pentagon resisted for months saying they would be too difficult to operate and maintain for the ukrainian military. the announcement followed pressure by u.s. allies particularly germany which refused to send their tanks unless the u.s. gave them cover and did the same. what is interesting is in our new nbc news poll 50% of americans disapprove of president biden s handling of the ukraine war right now. just 49% support providing ukraine more weapons and funding going forward, numbers that suggest biden may have a timeline when it comes to political support for u.s. involvement. it is not just a partisan divide but a generational one. americans who lived through the cold war have a memory of the berlin wall are more likely to support funding. if you don t have a memory of it, you are less likely to support it. just hours after the u.s. and european allies announced the new tanks russia unleashed air strikes tar
now democratic congressman eric swalwell of california, and david jolly former republican congressman who lets republican party of 2018. he s an msnbc political analyst. congressman swalwell, as you all know, we usually would cite your committee assignments in the introduction, but you don t have any because there are no committees in the house of representatives now. you aren t even a member. you are like david jolly right now, temporarily! [laughter] temporarily! you are semi retired member of the house [laughter] this is a dream for my wife! right! you have not yet been sworn in! there are plenty of commentators on television today who fell for that bed, the chipper i just did, as if that s a perfect reasonable proposal that of course there should be a role that when it comes to ukraine support funding, that 100% of the members of the house must sit inside the house chamber and
david jolly former republican congressman who lets republican party of 2018. he s an msnbc political analyst. congressman swalwell, as you all know, we usually would cite your committee assignments in the introduction, but you don t have any because there are no committees in the house of representatives now. you aren t even a member. you are like david jolly right now, temporarily! [laughter] temporarily! you are semi retired member of the house [laughter] this is a dream for my wife! right! you have not yet been sworn in! there are plenty of commentators on television today who fell for that bed, the chipper i just did, as if that s a perfect reasonable proposal that of course there should be a role that when it comes to ukraine support funding, that 100% of the members of the house must sit inside the house chamber and debate that, and they must remain there for every moment of that debate! now of course, that can never happen there could ever be a role written that can ma