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. The bill funds...
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...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks at a press conference following the successful package of a foreign aid bill in the Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024.Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images The vote comes months after the White House requested the supplemental funding package, when Repu...
Washington— Senate Democrats are moving ahead with a vote this week onPresident Biden's request for $106 billion in emergency funding, including billions in foreign aid, amid a growing dispute with Republicans over security funding for the U.S.-Mexico border. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer...
Greene has already introduced a resolution to vacate the Speakership, and although she has so far opted not to force a vote on the measure, she’s strongly suggested she’ll do so if Johnson puts a Ukraine bill on the floor. “Funding Ukraine is probably one of the most egregious things...
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.
Still, Jeffries said that a majority of Democrats would vote Saturday for the packages of aid for Ukraine, Israel and allies in Asia. The components would then be automatically stitched back together into a single package sent to the Senate where hardliners there are also planning procedural ...
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He called on the Senate to act and said he would schedule the first vote on the measure for Wednesday. Meanwhile, McConnell expressed his gratitude to Lankford for working on the bill. "The Senate must carefully consider the opportunity in front of us and prepare to act," he said in a ...