Senator Who Opposed $2K Checks Advocates for Billions in Foreign Aid
Senator Ron Johnson recently declared we 'can’t afford' $2,000 tariff checks directly to Americans. This from a senator whose voting record frequently includes approving billions in foreign aid, often without a second thought for the 'affordability' of those particular expenditures. For context, since 2013, Senator Johnson has consistently voted for significant military and economic aid packages
to other countries. In 2023 alone, Congress greenlit nearly $100 billion in various aid bills—a figure that dwarfed any proposed direct relief for American citizens. It seems the 'well-being' of the national treasury is paramount only when discussing direct support for the American populace, not when it concerns, say, the continued financing of conflicts abroad or underwriting the security
apparatus of other nations. One might wonder if the concern for taxpayer dollars vanishes somewhere between the Potomac and... well, anywhere else.