READ MORE: Lawmakers unveil $1.7T bill to avoid shutdown, boost Ukraine The bill's passage came only hours before financing for federal agencies was set to expire. Lawmakers had passed two stopgap spending measures to keep the government operating, and a third, funding the government throu...
In a nod toward Republican concerns about how Ukraine money is being spent and tracked, the funding includes $6 million for additional inspector general reports, with requirements for the IG to come before Congress within 90 days of the bill’s passage. It also sets two other provisions re...
The House voted overwhelmingly to approve the aid bill for allies in the Indo-Pacific in a 385 to 34 vote, with one member voting present, along with the aid for Israel, with a 366 to 58 vote. More contentious was the vote on Ukraine aid, which came after months of infighting among H...
But some House Republicans have expressed opposition to approving more money for Ukraine, making it uncertain whether a GOP-led House would pass a funding bill that included emergency assistance for the country. GOP lawmakers have also long been opposed to more pandemic-related funding. Still, Sen...
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...
The issue is closely watched by industry. US defence contractors could be in line for huge contracts to supply equipment for Ukraine and other US partners if the additional funding passes. Aid supporters stress that approving the Ukraine bill would create many American jobs. ...
House Introduces Bill to Arm UkraineThe House Armed Services Committee announced legislation Tuesdayevening to provide $1 billion in...Copp, Tara
28. "Instead of taking action, Republicans on the Hill went on a two-week vacation," President Bidensaidin a social media post on Monday. He has been urging House Republicans to pass national security funding, and specifically aid for Ukraine, which has been at the center of House gridlock...
The ask for additional aid to Ukraine, among other priorities, dates to October, when the White House put forward its national security supplemental funding request. Over the last several months, Biden has framed the need to provide additional funds to the war-torn country as a national security...
House Republicans failed to pass their$7 billion funding billfor parts of the legislative branch on Thursday, a surprise misstep in what should have been an easy victory for GOP leaders. The failure is an ominous sign for Republicans’ push to pass the rest of their fiscal 2025 spending bi...