Comments by "gary K" (@garyK.45ACP) on "BREAKING: Rand Paul Blocks $40 Billion Aid for Ukraine, TRIGGERING Chuck Schumer!" video.

  1. No, he didn't "block" anything. The bill was passed in the Senate Thursday by a vote of 86 - 11, President Biden signed it yesterday in South Korea. Ukraine will get the aid. Here's how it works: The bill was passed in the House and sent to the Senate. The bill was introduced in the Senate and a motion was made to approve the bill by "unanimous consent". No debate, no roll call vote, no motion to assign the bill to Senate committees. This is how most (if not all) bills passed by the House are introduced in the Senate. The Senate President asked if there were any objections to agreeing to the bill by unanimous consent. Rand Paul objected. This is pretty much standard operating procedure. It would be an unreasonable expectation to think a $40 Billion bill would be passed without a debate and a roll call vote, but that IS the process. These are all Senate procedures, very routine. When an objection is made (and objections are usually planned in advance, including which Senator will object) the bill is then scheduled, within 7 days, for a debate, a vote to end the debate (cloture) and then a roll call vote (IF there are 60 votes to end debate). Which is exactly what happened.
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