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[Jitendra Hydonus]

This bill will also help the Russian people end the tyrannical and barbaric regime of Vladimir Putin…..

He said the need for aid to Ukraine is dire, and that he felt Johnson had been influenced by classified briefings on the situation there from CIA Director William Burns and others. "When you get into that space and you see what is the real picture, it's eye-opening," McCaul said.

During the hearing, McCaul said Ukraine was at the risk of collapse without timely U.S. assistance, saying, "I would give them two weeks to a month before the Russians would take over Ukraine."

House Democrats discussed the security bills at a conference meeting on Thursday morning, but party leaders said they would wait to see more, including what limits on debate and amendments are set by the Rules committee, before making an official statement.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal on Thursday and told him he hoped the Senate would act as soon as this weekend to help Ukraine.

"You are not only defending your country valiantly, you're defending the West, and our values and our freedom. And we're going to do everything we can, hopefully as soon as this weekend when the House sends us the bill, to get it done here in the Senate. It's very, very important to us," Schumer said at a photo opportunity with reporters.

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