MTG intro­duces amend­ment to require House mem­bers to enlist in Ukrain­ian mil­i­tary if they vote for Ukraine aid

Rep. Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene (R‑GA) intro­duced an amend­ment to require the con­scrip­tion into the Ukrain­ian mil­i­tary of any House mem­bers who vote in favor of a Ukraine aid bill.
“Any Mem­ber of Con­gress who votes in favor of this Act shall be required to con­script in the Ukrain­ian mil­i­tary,” the amend­ment, obtained by Axios reporter Juliegrace Brufke, read.

Rep. Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene intro­duced an amend­ment requir­ing mem­bers to “con­script in the Ukrain­ian mil­i­tary” if they vote for the Ukraine sup­ple­men­tal bill. pic.twitter.com/n0SykKpA3I
— Juliegrace Brufke (@juliegraceb) April 17, 2024

Quot­ing the post, Greene por­trayed it as a com­mon­sense mea­sure.
“I mean if you want to fund the war, why don’t you go fight in it,” she said. “Show your sup­port for Ukraine.”

I mean if you want to fund the war, why don’t you go fight in it.Show your sup­port for Ukraine. https://t.co/J7JIvJgji5
— Rep. Mar­jorie Tay­lor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) April 18, 2024

Ear­li­er on Wednes­day, House Speak­er Mike John­son (R‑LA) put for­ward his plan to pass for­eign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Tai­wan, as well as oth­er defense mea­sures, …