ICYMI: Senator Coons talks about the latest developments in foreign aid and the U.S. role in international crises

WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined David Rothkopf on Deep State Radio to discuss the latest developments in the push for foreign aid, tensions in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, the U.S.-Africa partnership, and more.

As Chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that funds U.S. foreign assistance - State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS) - Senator Coons is committed to securing more assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific. On the podcast, he highlighted the importance of additional funding for Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, saying U.S. failure to aid Ukraine would hinder Ukrainian soldiers' morale and pose a profound risk to our nation's reputation.

He also brought attention to the war that has now raged in Sudan for a year and the U.S. role in restoring peace in Sudan as over 5 million people are on the brink of famine.

Senator Coons recently returned from a trip to Cabo Verde, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, and Botswana, and shortly after introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act.

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I'm hugely encouraged that Speaker [Mike] Johnson [R-La.] has finally come out as a Reagan Republican, someone who actually is willing to stand up and fight for investment in Ukraine's defense, and that he's given a whole series of press interviews in the last day saying that he's willing to put his Speakership at risk and face down the Freedom Caucus in order to try and pass the Senate supplemental.

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President Biden was the first president to go into a war zone, not controlled by the United States, to meet with a foreign head of state, [Ukrainian President] Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and to both encourage him and promise sustained U.S. support. If we back away from their defense, I think the harm to our reputation and standing as a trustworthy and reliable ally and partner is immeasurable . … I think there's real risk to the Ukrainian tactical situation on the battlefield.