The vote on final passage early Tuesday morning of the $95 billion aid package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific was 70 in favor to 29 opposed. The upper chamber pushed through a number of procedural hurdles in recent days, remaining in Washingtonthrough the weekenddespite a planned re...
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...
Senate leaders are attempting to push forward a deal to pair new policies at the southern border with wartime aid for Ukraine and other American allies, but they will have to overcome heavy skepticism from Republicans.
Ukraine will receive $44.9 billion in aid as part of the massive $1.7 trillion government spending bill. Passed by the Senate with a vote of 68-29, the bill now goes to the House for a final vote before it can be sent to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. ...
Senators on Thursday voted 67-32 to end debate on the bill, clearing the way for a final floor vote that was not scheduled at deadline Friday for Nuclear Security & Deterrence Monitor. The procedural vote went 67-32, with 17 Republican senators crossing the aisle to support the measure and...
“Do you really want to be judged in history as having any moment of consequence to defeat Putin? To pull all the money from Ukraine? They’re not asking for any soldiers. Whoever negotiated this deal just assumed something about Ukraine. Now is not the time to assume anything.”— Sen....
Republicans had long insisted the measure was necessary for their support of additional aid to Ukraine. But Trump urged his allies to vote against it and it fell short of the 60 votes needed to advance in the Senate. Congress has sinceapproved more aid to Ukraine, with Republican support, as...
"The severity of this moment cannot be overstated. If we do not continue to support Ukraine, Ukraine could lose," he said. It has beenmore than a yearsince Congress approved new aid for Ukraine in its fight against Russian invaders. The war has intensified in recent week...
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He hosted a ritzy San Francisco fundraiser for Trump in June and was part of a cadre of Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs who threw their support behind the president-elect during the campaign. He is friends with Elon Musk and has frequently criticized U.S. efforts to help Ukraine counter ...