Representative Madison Cawthorn (R-NC) suggested opposing aid to Ukraine because the money should go to vets, but the US spends more than seven times Ukraine’s amount on VA.
Imagine if we spent $ 40 billion on veterans.
– Rep. Madison Cawthorn (@RepCawthorn) May 11, 2022
Cawthorn was one of 57 House Republicans to vote against $ 40 billion in aid to Ukraine.
The problem with his claim is that the United States spends $ 300 billion on the VA alone:
This year’s budget request for the VA is over $ 300 billion https://t.co/e1xX3G5HC1
– Dave Brown (@ dave_brown24) May 11, 2022
Republicans in your borough seem to be fed up with Rep. Cawthorn not showing up for them. Unlike in 2020, when Cawthorn was elected to Congress, there are a number of qualified candidates vying for nomination to his seat.
Madison Cawthorn seems to have no idea what is going on in the government, for which she is part of the oversight mechanism. Cawthorn tried to pull out a page from Trump’s playbook and wrap her support for Putin around some form of warped patriotism.
However, he is revealing to voters in his district that he has so little interest in doing the work that he was sent to Washington to perform for his constituents that he is making statements that have no basis in reality.
Madison Cawthorn is sending the message to Republican primary voters that she needs to be voted out of office next week in North Carolina.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is also a White House press pool and congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a BA in political science. His undergraduate work has focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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