The package consists of four bills that were voted on separately and will be combined into one before being sent to the Senate. The first three bills include $60.8 billion to help Ukraine in its war with Russia; $26.4 billion to support Israel, which is fighting Hamas and Iran; and $8.1...
"I will sign this bill into law and address the American people as soon as it reaches my desk tomorrow so we can begin sending weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week," Mr. Biden said. "The need is urgent: for Ukraine, facing unrelenting bombardment from Russia; for Israel, which jus...
In large part, Johnson’s strategy failed to bring along the conservative critics: more than half of the GOP conference voted against the Ukraine funding, leaving Democrats to carry the vote. And the four bills will now be packaged together and sent to the Senate, angering the hardliners eve...
Johnson also spoke over the weekend with President Joe Biden as well as other congressional leaders about the emerging U.S. aid package, which the speaker plans to move in separate votes for each section — with bills for Ukraine, Israel, the Indo-Pacific region. He ...
It’s also worth noting that McConnell is explicitly endorsing supplemental funding—or emergency funding—for Ukraine and Israel. That means Congress doesn’t have to look for programs to take funding away from in order to fund the aid bills. Requiring offsets to pay for emergencies is...
Three of the four bills Mr Johnson suggested would cover Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific. The make-up of the fourth was not immediately clear. Backers had insisted the broad foreign aid measure passed with 70 per cent support in the Senate would have received similar support...
Congress backs bills to aid UkraineBy DEB RIECHMANNDONNA CASSATA
Rep. Mike Johnson, the new GOP House Speaker, is eager to send military aid to Israel but is not willing to prioritize aid to Ukraine.
Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday he is sticking with his plan to put a series of foreign aid bills on the floor, including funding for Ukraine, after facing significant pressure from hardliners. “After significant Member feedback and discussion, the House Rules Committee will be posting...
The $95 billion package contains $61 billion for Ukraine and regional partners. One of the bills would provide nearly $61 billion to assist Ukraine and others in the region fight Russia – about the same that was included in the Senate bill. Of that total, about $23 billion would be ...