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Republican Congressmen Want Trump To Use Biden Law on Putin, “We Need to Take His Money”

by in Daily Edition | July 10, 2025 2 min read

French Hill

Rep. French Hill, Brian Thorpe, House Creative Services, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

After President Donald Trump said he will send more weapons to Ukraine (following a mysterious pause on sending munitions to the country), U.S. Congressman French Hill (R-Arkansas), who sits on the House Finance Committee made a suggestion to the Trump administration on CNN.

Hill said: “The REPO Act is law, giving the President authority to seize Russian frozen assets in the US for Ukraine’s benefit. To send the ultimate message to Putin, we need to take his money and he’s not getting it back if he continues to attack Ukraine.”

The REPO Act, which Hill says would allow the U.S. to seize Russian assets in the U.S., is the bipartisan “Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act,” which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in April 2024.

Note: When Biden signed the bill, the AP reported “it’s not likely the U.S. will seize the assets without agreement from other members of the Group of Seven nations and the European Union.”

Fellow House Republican Don Bacon (R-NE) voiced his support for Hill’s suggestion.

On social media, Bacon wrote: “Confiscating $300B in Russian assets and giving it to Ukraine to rebuild is the just response to the Russian invasion and daily bombing of Ukrainian cities. I’ll support Chairman Hill’s efforts to enforce the REPO Act.”

Bacon added: “Time to play hardball with Putin. His invasion is a war crime. Bombing cities is a war crime. Take his money and give it to the victim.”