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Rep. Bruce Westerman

Arkansas ยท District 4

Ukraine Support Grade

C Mediocre
  • Voted in favor of The Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which allowed the lending/lease of American defense materiel to Ukraine.
  • Voted against the 2022 Ukraine Supplemental Appropriation
  • Voted against Amendment 21 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have stricken $300 million of assistance for Ukraine.
  • Voted against Amendment 22 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have prohibited all security assistance for Ukraine
  • Voted against Amendment 25 to H.R. 2670, the National Defense Authorization Act, which would have removed the extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 5692: Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2023.
  • Voted against H.R.2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
  • Voted in favor of H.R. 8035: Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Did not sign a discharge petition
  • Made ambiguous or neutral statements about Ukraine.

Relevant Statements

  • “All Americans want to support Ukraine in its defense against Russia’s evil crusade.”

  • “We want to be able to help our allies and also help keep our industrial complex to stay afloat… All of that said, it has to be a bill we can come to agreement on, and it has to be something that members of Congress feel like they understand what the mission is, and what the objective is, and what the plan is.”