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...
The updated bill included in the plan unveiled by Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, earlier this week pairs the forced TikTok divestment with new sanctions on Iran, China and Russia. The three remaining bills would provide $26 billion to support Israel, $61 billion to bolster Ukraine and $8 bi...
House foreign aid bill helps Israel, pressures Palestinians to fight terrorBerger, Matthew E
The Israel bill included nearly $9.2 billion in humanitarian aid for Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones in the world, a provision Democrats had demanded as a condition of their support. But the money was not enough to get some liberals on board, who opposed the Israel bill Saturday largely ...
The White House has been pushing Mr Johnson to allow a vote, as have Senate Republicans and Democrats. “If House Republicans put the Senate supplemental (spending bill) on the floor, I believe it would pass today, reach the president’s desk tonight and Israel would get the ...
Representative Mike Turner, chair of the House Intelligence Committee, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he expected the House would pass a broad aid bill this week. "I think it will have overwhelming support both the Ukraine, Israel and Asia packages, not just because of what's happene...
This was the most contentious bill and it received unanimous support from Democrats, while Republicans were split. Israel aid: 366-58 Indo-Pacific aid: 385-34 TikTok and Iran sanctions bill: 360-58 What happens next The legislation will be combined into one amendment before being sent to ...
“I'm going to vote today to support Israel. I’m going to vote no on Mr. Lew’s nomination to this post,” Risch said. “I do not have trust in him at this time.” DuringLew’s confirmation hearingthis month, he faced tough questions from Republicans and rebutted their arguments ab...
The White House is reiterating its request for tens of billions of dollars in emergency cash for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, noting that House Republicans have not taken up the $95 billion national security spending package the Senate passed last month. The budget warns that Ukraine’s battle...
House okays foreign aid bill; includes aid to Israel, EgyptHILLEL KUTTLER