Washington, DC — As some of her fellow Republicans call for deep cuts or an end to US aid for Ukraine, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst suggests that would be a dangerous step.
The Republican says if the GOP takes control of Capitol Hill after this year’s election, the Biden Administration will no longer have a blank check for the war in Ukraine, and will insist on a plan for ending the conflict. While Ernst agrees unlimited spending on the war effort is unwise, she says the U.S. needs to keep supporting Ukraine.
However, Ernst says that doesn’t mean Congress should specify exactly what weapons and military equipment are shipped there.
The US Defense Department is coordinating all the military aid the United States and its allies are providing Ukraine in its fight against Putin’s military.
In 2014, Ernst became the first female combat veteran elected to the U.S. Senate. In late 2015, she retired from the Iowa National Guard as a lieutenant colonel. She is now part of Senate GOP leadership as the vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference.
