WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- Republicans of the U.S. Senate on Wednesday blocked a procedural vote on a bill that included funding for Ukraine and Israel amid their respective conflicts, citing a lack of policy changes in the measures to improve security on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bern...
[Ukraine seeks ‘bold’ action from West as deadly Russian strikes continueOpens in new window] 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,...
Agrowing number of Republicanshave become increasingly opposed to Ukraine aid, and many, including Johnson,claim the new bill’s immigration agreement “won’t come close to ending the border catastrophe.”The new aid bill is likely to lose Democratic support as well, with Sen. Alex Padill...
Funding for Israel and Ukraine — particularly for Ukraine — has become a contentious topic for Republicans and one that Republican presidential candidates are frequently being asked to address during the primary campaign. Congress isstill strugglingto pass aid packages for Israel and Ukraine, and thi...
"I call on the speaker to let the full House speak its mind and not allow a minority of the most extreme voices in the House to block this bill even from being voted on," the president said.
Sunday’s 67-27 vote to move forward on the $95.3 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other countries comes as former President Donald Trump is trying to kill the assistance.
The bill includes $60 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against Russia, $14.1 billion in security assistance for Israel, $9.2 billion in humanitarian assistance and $4.8 billion to support regional partners in the Indo-Pacific region in addition to other policy provisions, according to the...
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urged the House to act "forthwith" to consider the Senate-passed, bipartisan foreign aid bill that would provide assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwanin a dear colleague letter released Monday. "Extreme MAGA Republicans are out of excuses. The Ukrainian people ar...
The House has pushed a $95 billion national security aid package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies closer to passage.
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to pass a foreign aid package that included long-stalled aid for Israel and Ukraine. The measure, totaling 95 billion U.S. dollars, was passed by a vote of 79 to 18. Having cleared the House on Saturday, the legislat...