Critics say border bill would send $60B to Ukraine. Here's where it's really going.

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Still, several longtime Ukraine aid critics were quick to mischaracterize the bill after Senate negotiators unveiled the latest version of the supplemental over the weekend. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), an opponent of more funding to assist Ukraine, complained on social media after the deal was released that there is "little time to evaluate the consequences if it's made law." "What we know so far: $60 billion to the corrupt regime in Ukraine and no real border security for our own country," Paul posted on Sunday. "This has to stop." "Fun fact, the U.S. Marine Corps budget in FY23 was $53.8…