PHX Reporter

U.S. Congressional candidate Blake Masters (R-AZ-8) said that the U.S. Senate border proposal released today “puts Ukraine first and America last."

“Every sponsor of this bill should lose his job,” Masters told PHX Reporter. “This bill puts Ukraine first and America last.”

“The truth is, we don’t need a new border bill: we need to enforce the laws currently on the books,” said Masters. “That means we need to fire Joe Biden, and come 2025 when I’m in Congress, I’ll help President Trump secure our border for good, and deport the millions of illegals that Biden has let in.”

The proposed bill language, released today by U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), proposes $60 million in military aid for Ukraine, and only $14 billion for U.S. border security. It also proposes $14 billion in military aid to Israel.

The military aid for Ukraine would total more than the "U.S. Marine Corps budget in FY23," U.S. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) posted on X. 

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Ala.) said the bill is “dead on arrival” in the House.

“I’ve seen enough,” Johnson posted on X. “This bill is even worse than we expected, and won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe the President has created.” 

Masters is one of four candidates currently running in the Republican primary to represent the 8th Congressional District. The district is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko (R), who announced last year that she will be retiring at the end of the current term.

Masters announced last week that his campaign has raised $1.3 million to date.

He ran for U.S. Senate in 2022, losing to incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D) by a vote of 51.4% to 46.5%. Kelly reportedly outspent Masters by $66 million in that race.

After growing up and attending high school in Tucson, Masters graduated from Stanford University and received his J.D. from Stanford Law School. He then co-founded legal research startup Judicata.

He is co-author of the bestselling business book, “Zero to One: Notes on a Startup” with Peter Thiel, and served as president of the Thiel Foundation. Masters married his wife, Catherine, in 2012 and they have three sons.