Worried about cuts to key defense programs so in order to earn their cooperation, chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell put out a rare joint statement saying they are committed to passing all individual 12 appropriations bills on the senate floor in order to avoid a 1% across the board spending cut that would be mandated by this bill if they don't pass all those bills and schumer also took to the floor and made a floor speech where he said they have other means like the supplemental appropriations bills to try to pass emergency aid packages including for ukraine. but republicans weren't the only o...