Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Republican Party) said on Monday a law empowering President Joe Biden to implement and manage US aid to Ukraine as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shifts to the ninth week of combat. Introduced.
If Kinzinger’s Military Force License (AUMF) is passed, Russian President Vladimirputin approves the deployment of U.S. ground forces if he uses chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. ..
“I introduce this AUMF as a clear red line, so the government can take appropriate action if Russia uses chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. We are for humanity. We have to confront, and we have to confront with our allies, “Kinsinger said of the bill.
“As the President of the United States said, Putin must be stopped,” he reiterated a general copy from the White House. “Therefore, the commander-in-chief of the world’s largest army should have the authority and the means to take the necessary actions to do so.”
The AUMF ends when the President “proves to Congress that Ukraine’s territorial integrity has been restored.”
“Words are important, but our actions are also important. This AUMF is a clear red line so that @POTUS can take appropriate action if Russia uses chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. “I will introduce it as,” said Kinzinger. In a tweet on May 1st Announced the bill. “We must confront for humanity and with our allies.”
Kinzinger has long sought a more aggressive US presence in the region. As a result, conservative commentators like Tucker Carlson have urged them to stay out of the United States.
In a bill introduced earlier this year, Kinzinger proposed a bill that promises Georgia’s financial and military support if Russia attempts to invade.
“Russia’s invasion of sovereign states is nothing new,” Kinzinger wrote. In a tweet on April 29th. “I saw it when they invaded Georgia in 2008. As Putin’s failed campaign in Ukraine continues, we have to show that we are standing with our allies. Hmm. This week, House did so by passing my bill to @Gerry Connolly, a Georgia aid law. “
Prior to the widespread AUMF bill, Kinzinger urged the administration to send powerful MiG fighters to the region.
“We cannot allow Ukrainian sovereignty to be taken over by ruthless authoritarians,” Kinzinger wrote. In a tweet on March 17th. “We know Putin does everything for power. We use the means necessary to break the spirit of Ukraine. Standing with Ukraine must be more than just words. Hmm. I need to send MiG now. “
Kinzinger’s more interventionist approach to the Ukrainian conflict highlights the ongoing division between Republicans.
In the weeks before and after the Ukrainian invasion, many of the old Republican guards demanded debilitating sanctions against Russia, supplies and financial assistance to Ukraine, and US boots on the ground — one legislation. Roger Wicker, a Republican ranking member of the Senate Military Commission, even suggested that the United States should not rule out the first nuclear attack on Russia.
Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Who voted in favor of the Iraq War and maintains a strong interventional attitude towards foreign relations, called for massive sanctions against Russia in the aisle. It reflected the feelings of many senators on both sides.
The other side of the Republican Party, generally the face of a young and new party, wants the United States not to get involved in the conflict.
In an interview, Trump-backed Republican candidate JD Vance over the seats of Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) gave a very different answer on how the United States should respond to Russia’s invasion.
“I have to be honest with you, I really don’t care what happens to Ukraine in any way,” Vance said. “I’m sick of focusing on the borders of countries I don’t care about while Joe Biden makes his country’s borders a total war zone.”
Candace Owens, a black conservative woman who has been nailed as a candidate for public office in the future, has blamed the crisis in the United States and NATO and is one step ahead of Vance.
“I suggest all Americans who want to know what is what actually Read this copy of Putin’s address, which is happening in Russia and Ukraine.As I said in the moon[s]—NATO (under the direction of the United States) violates the previous agreement and is expanding east.We are responsible, “Owens said. In a tweet on Tuesday.
In another tweet“She added. “If you think America has never been an invader of war, you are not a” pro-American “but ignorant. “
It remains unclear how other lawmakers will respond to Kinzinger’s resolution, and if it is passed, the dispute could grow significantly.
During a visit to Ukraine on May 1, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) promised Ukrainians “support is on the way” and may be in favor of bringing Kinzinger’s bill to vote. Suggested that there is.
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Josef Lord is a parliamentary reporter for the Epoch Times.