>>> it's not cheap. >> president biden asks congress for $33 billion in new aid. >> caving to the aggression will be more costly if we allow it to happen. >> the defense secretary lloyd austin describes widened u.s. war goals. >> we want to see russia weakened to the degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading ukraine. >> and speaker nancy pelosi leads a congressional delegation in a visit to kyiv. my guest this morning, senator bob menendez from new jersey.