Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) read Dr. Seuss on the Senate floor on Monday, dedicating the message to his son, who is celebrating his birthday, as part of the debate over the $95 billion aid bill to provide foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine.
The Ohio senator read to his middle son, Vivek, the 1990 Dr. Suess book Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
“I have a little guy named Vivek,” Vance said, “who was 3 years old yesterday but turned 4 today.”
Vance read the book as part of his speech protesting the foreign aid bill. Vance and other Senators have pledged to slow down the passage of the bill, launching a talking filibuster in protest over the legislation on Monday to delay proceedings in the chamber.
The protest of the legislation comes after the Senate inched closer to final passage of the bill on Sunday after months of delays.
Senate Republicans blocked a broader bill that would have included a bipartisan border bill with the foreign aid earlier last week. Originally, Senate Republicans had demanded border security be part of the bill for foreign aid but then rejected the deal negotiated by a group of bipartisan lawmakers following criticism from former President Donald Trump and House Republicans.
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“Let’s go back to the negotiating table. Let’s continue to push for border security, because that is the most pressing crisis that we face as a country,” Vance said as part of a speech earlier in the day on Monday.
Due to the objections of Vance and other senators, the upper chamber was forced to work through the weekend to advance the bill, because there was no agreement to speed up the timeline. The Senate is expected to hold two more procedural votes on Monday night, but likely won’t be able to move forward to final passage until Wednesday.
