‘America Last’ Policies (Part One)

With $45B going to Ukraine from the 1.7T Omnibus Bill, what do U.S. taxpayers get?

The Omnibus Bill

Late Friday afternoon Republicans and Democrats in the Senate extended funds for the federal government for another fiscal year (2023). is a sprawling piece of legislation filled with provisions and reforms that impact everything from election integrity to defense spending.

As most Americans struggle through ongoing inflation, the federal government continues to give money to the country of Ukraine. Soon-to-be House Republican speaker Kevin McCarthy said that Republicans would to the war-torn country; many assumed this is what spurred Biden to hurry the passing of the omnibus bill. Surveys are showing Americans believe that we have many financial problems within our own border to deal with first.

“If you think there ought to be a limit to what the U.S. government is willing to do to ensure Ukraine wins the war . . . eh, that just seems like a ”

— Jim Geraghty, National Review journalist

, “With Russia’s war in Ukraine in its 10th month, and no end in sight, Americans are split over whether Washington should urge Ukraine to reach a peace settlement with Russia imminently.”