Utah Sen. Mike Lee took to the Senate floor over the weekend and spoke for nearly four hours — almost as long as the Super Bowl.
Lee was arguing against a $95 billion supplementary aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, which a handful of Republicans joined Democrats in negotiating. But more conservative Republicans — Lee and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky — made great efforts to delay the bill.
“We cannot send billions of dollars to Ukraine while America’s own borders are bleeding. This betrayal is all the more loathsome as it occurs at a time when the eyes of a nation are turned to sport, family and fun,” Lee said at the beginning of his filibuster , which started at 11 a.m. MST Saturday.
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During his filibuster, Lee’s X (formerly Twitter) account posted , “Senator Lee has now been speaking on the Senate floor for 3 hours denouncing Ukraine funding without real border security.” He finished talking a little before 3 p.m. MST.