Biden tells congressional leaders that Ukraine, COVID are priorities.
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said that securing funding for Ukraine and COVID-19 are his priorities before Republicans take control of the House of Representatives early next year.
Biden held talks with Democratic and Republican leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate on what can be done in the remaining weeks when Democrats still control both chambers.
Republicans won a narrow majority in the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections and will take over in January, complicating Biden's agenda for the next two years. Biden's Democrats retained control of the Senate.
Biden said as the leaders began their talks that he wanted to discuss "what we're going to do between now and Christmas in terms of legislation."
He said funding more military assistance for Ukraine, an objective that House Republicans have talked about stalling when they take over in January, is a priority as well as funding measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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How much money has been sent to Ukraine? How much of that money was actually used for military purposes? How much was skimmed by Ukrainian oligarchs and corrupt US politicians through the crypto exchange? Last ditch effort to line people's pockets? Will Congress actually be able to audit the money trail? Or will this result in yet another "investigation" that never goes anywhere?
