Pentagon prepares to make 'tough choices' between US readiness and Ukraine support as funding package lingers
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Pentagon officials urged Congress to approve a supplemental funding package on Thursday.
"We’ve got about…$4.4 billion left, I think now, with the most [Presidential Drawdown Authority] and about $1 billion left in replenishment funds," Ryder said. "Certainly, we do retain the option to spend the $4.4 [billion]. Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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"But these are tough choices, because ultimately, at the end of the day, we start to have to make decisions about our own readiness and about our ability to continue to support Ukraine in the way they need to be supported on the battlefield," he added. "So, again, this is why we’re urging Congress to pass that supplemental [funding] as quickly as possible."
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