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 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 ...
The House has removed $300 million in Ukraine aid from its fiscal year 2024 defenseappropriations legislation and is set to consider the funding as a separate bill.The move is a bid from Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to shore up enough Republicansupport to pass the House's $826.5 ...
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...
“We will increase the number of such groups. They are one of the pillars of our defense against Russian terror,” Zelenskyy said. — Jenni Reid Tue, Feb 13 20243:18 AM EST U.S. Senate to vote on Ukraine aid bill Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) makes a statement to the...
The security aid bill includes $61 billion for Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas and $4.83 billion to support partners in the Indo-Pacific, including Taiwan, and deter aggression by China. ...
"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.
A bill to be marked up this afternoon by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to address the crisis in Ukraine contains symbolic provisions highlighting the importance of energy security and directing the secretary of State to assist the country in diversifying its energy supplies, according to a...
The House will vote on aid to Ukraine this week totaling $10 billion in humanitarian, military and economic support. —Ted Kemp Sun, Mar 6 20227:07 PM EST U.S. crude oil spikes above $125 per barrel on possible Western ban of Russian oil ...
Nicole Malliotakis on Wednesday told the speaker “go back to Biden & Schumer and tell them he needs a border security measure to pass foreign aid.” Johnson said in his letter to members that he will bring forward an immigration bill that looks like the House’s HR 2. A number of ...