The Senate approved a$ 95 billion foreign aid package for both Ukraine and Israel, days after it was passed in the U. S. House of Representatives.
Members of the U. S. Senate voted 79- 18 to review the international support package, sending it to President Joe Biden’s office.
The total unusual aid package includes$ 61 billion for Ukraine,$ 26 billion for Israeli military assistance,$ 9 billion for aid to Gaza’s humanitarian efforts, and$ 8 billion for aid to Taiwan and efforts to combat China’s threat in the Indo-Pacific.
According to CNN, the bill also contains language that advises the Chinese proprietor of TikTok to both buy the software or have it banned in the US.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA ) has stated that President Joe Biden” strongly” supports the proposed foreign aid package.
Johnson proposed a proposal to complete four payments under the pretext of one, including sending more international aid to Ukraine, during a closed House Republican Conference on April 15.
All four bills were combined into a single bill that the House could vote on before deciding whether to grant each of the other bills independent votes.
In response to the Senate passing the$ 95 billion foreign aid package, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R- KY ) stressed the importance of “alliances” with other countries, according to WLWT5 News.
” It’s time to are- affirm some simple truths: That alliances issue. We must be willing to defend American interests in order for other countries to honor them. And that peace, happiness, and safety are no accidents – They’re products of American authority, and British devotion”.
