Elected officials in both political parties have betrayed the American people by failing to make protection of U.S. borders their first priority and then working for the security of Ukraine’s borders, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) told a mostly empty Senate chamber during a Saturday afternoon address lasting more than four hours.
The unusual presentation was part of a “Die-Hards Filibuster” by Mr. Lee and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as a last-ditch effort to force additional debate on the $95.3 billion emergency national security supplemental package that includes more than $61 billion in assistance to Ukraine, $14 billion to Israel, and $2 billion to Taiwan. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) back the proposal.
