 Putin celebrating Congress going home without passing Ukraine aid, U.S. representative. Republican Mike Quigley said Russian President Vladimir Putin is celebrating as Congress goes home for its holiday break without passing aid for Ukraine, according to The Hill. Congress is heading home without sending additional aid to Ukraine. Right now, Putin is celebrating, Quigley said in a post on the ex-platform. He added, Once we return in January, we must ensure Ukraine has what it needs to win this war. The House adjourned for the holiday break after advancing an $886 billion pentagon policy and funding package. In a speech on the House floor, Quigley said Putin will be patient in his war against Ukraine. He has the time that Ukraine and apparently we lack, he said. But Congress has been wasting that time. Time we should have spent passing a supplemental package. The Illinois Democrat continued saying Congress's dysfunction has reared its ugly head and that lawmakers have fumbled several opportunities to pass funding. Aid for Ukraine has been a contested issue for Republicans with many saying they won't support sending money abroad without more measures taken to secure the U.S.'s southern border.