U.S. Senator. Lisa Murkowski said it’s essential that Congress provide assistance to assist Israel combat Hamas on Gaza. Gaza strip. She insists that funds to Israel must be joined with funds to aid Ukraine as well as Taiwan and also to protect security along the U.S. frontier with Mexico.
Murkowski stated that Murkowski said that the U.S. has to defend its allies around the world against dictatorships -including China which is in danger of threat to Taiwan; Russia, which is engaged in war against Ukraine as well as Iran as the main one of the sponsors of Hamas.
“We do not need to tackle dealing with one crisis at an moment,” she said in an interview outside of the Senate chamber on Tuesday.
When there is a chance that the United States fails to step up to the challenges in any specific area, Murkowski said, it allows all adversaries with authoritarian stances to profit. It isn’t a good idea to think that America should be focusing only on the newest threat, she warned.
“Or perhaps, even more importantly: we’ll only make good on our promises about support but don’t provide real, meaningful assistance,” she said. “It is a chance to be seized by them and we must not let them to seize that moment.”
She was in agreement with the main statement Secretary of State Antony Bilinken delivered on Tuesday before members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Blinken urged senators to not cut up the $105 billion aid package to tackle the conflict within Ukraine and Gaza as well as China’s threats in the Indo-Pacific and greater security at the U.S.-Mexico border. Blinken added that America’s response to China sends a message its enemies.
“If we begin peeling off pieces of this box and they see it, they will be able to tell,” he said. “They will see that we’re playing Whack-a-mole and they will become more cooperative and pose an ever-growing threat to our security, as well as our allies and allies.”
Blinken’s testimony was frequently interrupted by protesters highlighting Gaza’s humanitarian situation Gaza and requesting a cease-fire.
Murkowski stated that the people of Gaza need more assistance than they have received at present However, she noted that it’s not easy to determine if Hamas doesn’t use the food, water or fuel to advance its war. Hamas has claimed that it is using innocents from Gaza to serve as “human protections” and thinking that their suffering can serve as a recruiting tool.
U.S. Senator. Dan Sullivan also supports Dan Sullivan also supports a multi-pronged security program. That puts Alaska senators in line with both the White House and Senate leaders of both parties. But the aid offered to Ukraine isn’t well-liked by right-wing Republicans especially those in the House.
House Speaker Mike Johnson proposes a stand-alone bill to assist Israel and help offset the $14 billion expense by removing funds out of the Internal Revenue Service.
Murkowski stated that this could be advantageous politically to certain members of Congress however, she pointed out that the tax collection system doesn’t actually save money.
