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Ukrainian lines, at least eight people killed, another 21 people wounded in attacks up and down those lines today. that is where we have seen some of the fiercest fighting. that is where we are seeing the long-range artillery pieces that the americans are provided. -- tomorrow, when president zelenskyy speaks to 40, nations he is looking for more of those long range rockets to try to keep the russians back on that front. reverent. >> cal, the u.s. president joe biden signed a 40 billion dollar aid package for ukraine today. during his visit to south korea. what is the significance of this new ...

Grand total is, at least for now, $53 billion. now, i understand the logic, supporting ukraine now is more cost effective than fighting russia later on. is there no limit on what the u.s. is willing to spend? >> i think there's a limit, but i don't think we're near it yet. the comparison we showed is really fascinating, because if you think that russia, for all that we learned about its military modernization, or how much it's refreshed its tired old equipment, is spending only $66 billion, $67 billion a year, well, that's not 10% of what the pentagon spends each year on military operations. a...

Economy, addressing the worldwide hunger crisis stemming from the invasion, so why did you vote no? >> well, first of all, all of our hearts are with the people of ukraine. we are horrified at what vladimir putin and the russians are doing to the ukrainian people, and it is in our interest to push back. nobody denies that. but we spent $13 billion earlier this year, now they come to it, at first it was going to be another 15 million and suddenly it was 40 billion. we got it at 3:00 p.m. yesterday, we were then voting on it by 8:00 p.m. keeping in mind that the $53 billion total is the entire a...

>> while senate republicans work to get their house in order, i want to bring in a democratic congresswoman from the other chamber, mikie sherrill of new jersey. she's a member of the house armed services committee. and congresswoman, i want to talk about this new aid package here. it would bring the total to about $53 billion toward ukraine in just the last couple of months. that was actually added $7 billion on to what the white house had requested. so my first question is what need did you and congress see for more than what the biden administration was asking for in terms of getting this a...

Show you right out in the open there were many people taking advantage of the situation not paying rent but using that money to pay for other things. when you see a wealth transfer proposal where the money will be given to the wealthy it will make a lot of people rethink this. >> bill: $53 billion and harvard. >> dana: a nice, corny joke. also this. senate democrats are considering talking to elon musk and call upon him to testify. all about his $44 billion deal to buy out twitter. musk has come under serious criticism for the purchase and his stance on free speech. the deal is expected to clo...