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Ken Buck Breaks with GOP, Signs Democrats’ Ukraine Discharge Petition

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Ken Buck Breaks with GOP, Signs Democrats’ Ukraine Discharge Petition
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) leaves the House Chamber as the House of Representatives holds a vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 6, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
T.J. Muscaro
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One day before his retirement, Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) became the first Republican in the House of Representatives to sign the Democrats’ discharge petition to force a vote on sending an additional $60 million in foreign aid to Ukraine.

Filed on March 12, the petition needed 218 signatures for the foreign aid resolution that allocated $95 million to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and humanitarian assistance in Gaza.

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T.J. Muscaro
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T.J. Muscaro is an award-winning reporter and NASA Correspondent for The Epoch Times, covering the Artemis program, Space Force, and other public and private ambitions within the growing space industry. Based in Tampa, Florida, he also covers stories of extreme weather and disaster relief, as well as various matters of national and international politics.