House Democrats have blocked an audit of billions of U.S. military and economic aid to Ukraine, signaling a bitter partisan fight ahead as the incoming GOP majority vows to scrutinize what Republicans call President Biden’s “blank check” for Kyiv’s war against Russia.
The measure, calling on the Pentagon and State Department to provide Congress with documents on U.S. aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February, was defeated 26-22 in a House Foreign Affairs Committee vote on Tuesday. The vote blocked the bill from receiving a vote on the House floor.
Committee Chairman Rep. Gregory W.