{"id":1272,"date":"2024-01-21T16:52:47","modified":"2024-09-02T20:23:04","slug":"fetterman-statement-on-senate-aid-negotiations","link":"https:\/\/www.fetterman.senate.gov\/fetterman-statement-on-senate-aid-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman Statement on Senate Aid Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013<\/b><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman today released the following statement on the ongoing Senate foreign aid negotiations:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u201cAs the grim second anniversary of the Ukraine invasion approaches, it is long past time for Congress to deliver crucial aid to our allies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u201cWe also must deliver critical humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza.<\/span><span class=\"eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u201cPassage of this aid would send an unequivocal statement to the world and our adversaries of who and what we stand with and for: Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, defending democracy and peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u201cWe also must secure our border. The compromise undoubtedly will test the resolve of both sides of the Senate, but it is reasonable and vital that we forge one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">\u201cMy vote would be in the affirmative.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false}}