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"We
expect to invoke cloture - hopefully by a significant margin -
on the motion to proceed on Monday, which would set us up to
approve the supplemental on Wednesday," McConnell told reporters
on a conference call from Stockholm after visiting the Ukrainian
capital on Saturday. He was referring to a procedural "cloture"
vote that caps further debate on a matter at 30 hours.
President Joe Biden requested $33 billion in aid for Ukraine on
April 28, including over $20 billion in military assistance. The
U.S. House of Representatives boosted the sum to roughly $40
billion, adding more military and humanitarian aid.
Speaking from the capital of Sweden, which along with Finland
plans to seek membership in NATO, McConnell voiced strong
support for both countries joining the 30-member Western
military alliance created to deter Soviet aggression.
"They have very capable militaries, both of them," McConnell
said. "They will be important additions to NATO if they choose
to join, and I think the United States ought to be first in line
to ratify the treaty for both these countries to join."
(Reporting by Arshad Mohammed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and
Doina Chiacu in Washington; editing by Matthew Lewis and
Jonathan Oatis)
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