A senior House Republican lawmaker told Politico on Monday that there are not enough Republican votes to send Ukraine more aid.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to the Capitol building on Thursday, where he will lobby for more aid for Ukraine.
President Joe Biden has asked for $24 billion in military and economic aid to Ukraine.
"Get out of here. That's just crazy. We do not have the votes in the Republican conference to do any Ukraine funding," the lawmaker continued.
Richard Stern, the director of the Heritage Foundation's budget center, told Breitbart News that the total proposed aid to Ukraine would cost $1,100 per household if one were to include Biden's requested $24 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Breitbart News's Kristina Wong reported that Biden has vowed to give survivors of the Maui fires a one-time $700 payment per household, which is less than the aid currently given to Ukraine.
See also Donald Trump to Skip Second GOP Debate, Chooses to Address Autoworkers in Detroit Instead. A CNN poll found that a majority of Americans, or 55 percent, believe Congress should not send more aid to Ukraine.
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