WASHINGTON - A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill passed mostly along party lines...
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...
The House of Representatives was in no rush this week to consider a Ukraine aid package that also provides billions tojumpstart a domestic uranium enrichment industry, the Speaker of the House said. "We are not going to be forced into action by the Senate," Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.), ...
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 because it did not place conditions on aid for ...
Even before Republicans added the Freedom Caucus’ social policy amendments, theWhite House objected to several provisions in the bill. That includes the establishment of a special inspector general for Ukraine aid, theinstitutionalization of the sea-launched nuclear cruise missile research progra...
House passes $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package, with $13.6 billion in Ukraine aid Washington —The House on Wednesday passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill to keep the federal government open and provide $13.6 billion in aid forUkraineand Eastern European countries, while $15.6 billion...
Supplying Ukraine with aid in its war against Russia was also a focus of the bill and its amendments. The bill requires the Pentagon to establish and use a strategy to increase competitive opportunities for defense contractors making artificial intelligence technology, a provision Rep. Michael McCaul...
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. ...
Washington — President Biden urged House Republicans to "immediately" take up a $95 billion foreign aid bill that includes assistance to Ukraine and Israel after the Senate passed the measure early Tuesday, saying that "there's no question" that it would pass if brought to the House floor. ...
House passes Ukraine aid bill From CNN's Haley Talbot Democratic lawmakers wave Ukrainian flags after the House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. House TV The House passed the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act with a vote of 311-112. One member – GOP ...