Summary

The Biden administration has moved to forgive $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine as part of a $9.4 billion loan package authorized by Congress in April to support Ukraine’s government during its war with Russia.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed the decision, which Congress could still block.

The Senate is set to vote on a disapproval motion introduced by Senator Rand Paul, though bipartisan support for Ukraine remains strong.

President Biden is expediting aid ahead of his term’s end, amid concerns President-elect Trump may restrict future support.

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    Infuriating.

    US borrowers can’t get their loans forgiven, but Biden’s going to be Ukraine’s personal Santa Claus for the next month and half, even though we’ve already allocated hundreds of billions to their war.

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        Dude this just isnt the way. Whether you like it or not a lot of people feel this way, and it permeates a lot of things. “Im suffering so why am i last?”. I agree that these are two different issues but lets stop calling people stupid for not understanding.

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          That was a fine approach the first time around. But after almost a decade of GOP fuckery and apologists trying to blur the lines between the two parties, I’m with the guy calling out how fucking stupid it is to not call that jackass out for being a fucking idiot for trying to hide the fact that the GOP, and only the GOP, blocked all of the student debt relief that Biden tried to get through.

          The time for games is over.

          Adults are adults and responsible for their choices. Anyone that voted Trump or supports the GOP are traitors to democracy, and should not be handled with kid gloves anymore.

          • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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            Maybe the democrats should do less warmongering if they want people to tell them apart. This last election they got endorsed by the fucking Cheneys.

            Imagine being president and being like ‘oh well the senate parliamentarian (that my own party appointed) said no’

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          I kind of agree with calling people stupid. So much of the reasons people give for disliking what Biden has accomplished are straight up lack of awareness or misinformation. If someone makes a choice without awareness, possibly intentionally unaware, or is unable to break out of a misinformation rut, what do you call it?

          I really don’t think most Republicans are as malicious, spiteful, racist, or corrupt as the high profile Republican leaders, nor that they intentionally vote for that: they’re just being stupid

          The last few years of fact checking, reality checking, reasoned debate has gone nowhere. What do you call it when someone refuses to look outside their preexisting beliefs, regardless of how much proof? Maybe calling them in it will get their attention. Maybe stooping to their level is the only thing that will

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          You’ve only been on this platform for 2 weeks, and your entire post history is some of the worst takes I’ve seen. Good job.

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              To own the libs right? That’s what you think you are doing here? I’m sorry to have to inform you that you being here is a direct result of you poking your head out of your own echo chamber that loves to stir up controversy with Ignorant bullshit like this.

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                    So now it’s ignorant to just point out what powers are granted by the Higher Education Act? Or that Biden tried to limit forgiveness, or that he personally pushed legislation to not allow student loan forgiveness in bankruptcy?

                    Don’t you feel a little silly criticizing people for simply pointing out a politician’s record?

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              The most 16 year old way to go about life, you arent accomplishing anything by constantly being wrong because no one is buying it.

              Happy people don’t do the things you do, maybe some self-reflection is due.

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            They don’t want to risk people looking up to verify what I’ve said, and finding out Biden’s been fucking with them more than they knew.

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      Biden’s forgiven the loans that he has the power to forgive. Judges and the House have blocked most of his loan forgiveness moves.

      If we can allocate billions of dollars to Israel, we can certainly forgive some of Ukraine’s loans.