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

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.