KYIV. UkraineGate .11 . November .2022 | War News .
It is currently unknown what the US Senate will look like after the election. However, it can probably be said that Republicans will make up the majority in the House of Representatives.
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“In general, we still do not know exactly what the final “composition” in Congress will be. This is especially true of the upper house – the Senate, because it is already clear that there will be a second round in one state, in several states votes are still counted. There is an account for one place, and there are still chances that the pendulum may sway both in one direction and in the other. Hypothetically, there could be a 50:50 option in the Senate, in which case not much will change here.
In the House of Representatives, the situation looks like Republicans will still get a majority because the margin is already sufficient to form a majority. But that was expected. In this context, it is important to say that, in fact, this will not greatly affect Biden and his administration. However, it does not accelerate the solution of specific issues and specific legislative initiatives. Because the House of Representatives is about initiating bills, initiating a budget, in particular. There are bills that are initially registered in the Senate, but that’s more of an exception than the rule, and most legislative initiatives start with the House of Representatives. So, Republicans will to some extent impose their position on certain issues on the White House. There will be more compromises and more agreements,” Faraponov said.
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However, as the expert notes, the situation when one party controls both the White House and the House of Representatives, and loses the latter in the midterm elections, is traditional in the United States. Most likely, Biden, as an experienced politician, was ready for this. It was during the first two years of his presidency that many legislative initiatives were carried out through Congress, due to the fact that now it will be more difficult to do this, because it will be necessary to concede and seek compromises.
As for Ukraine, in the short term, we have not yet exhausted the assistance packages that have been allocated. In addition, there is a lend-lease law. Therefore, Ukraine is still secure.
“In the long run, we may hear voices that Ukraine needs to reduce aid, such rhetoric is possible on the part of individual Republicans. If there is a Senate for Democrats, or even if for Republicans, then a majority will still be needed to make decisions. That is, we will still see some compromise.
Our task is to show that we use assistance for its intended purpose, we do not sell or collect weapons. It is also important that on the eve of the election, the Pentagon did not stop its monitoring, which proved that the weapons were used for their intended purpose. It is important to understand that there are two branches: Congress votes to allocate assistance, and the State Department and the Pentagon are responsible for the implementation of assistance if it is military assistance. And Congress is already looking at how these funds are used. If they are told by the State Department and the Pentagon that everything is going according to plan, then, accordingly, there is no significant reason not to trust it. There may be speculation in the media, but this is a common thing for politics and, in particular, for the level of polarization that exists now in American society.
I think in the long run, we still need to work with Republicans who are not so optimistic. But we must understand that they are so disposed not because it is Ukraine, but because, in general, they concentrate more on domestic policy. The main idea is that first we solve internal problems, and only then we help the whole world,” Faraponov said.
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Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said Ukraine expects to continue providing financial support from the United States in the fight against Russia if Republicans gain congressional control after the midterm elections.
Source: Ukrgate
