WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Just hours after the Democratic-controlled Senate voted 70-29 to pass a $95 billion bipartisan aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, President Biden announced that the Republican-controlled House In response, they adopted this plan and urged all 435 members of Congress to approve their support. There is a vote for yes or no.
“I say to the members of Congress, House Republicans, you have to decide. Are you going to stand up for freedom? Or are you going to stand on the side of terror and tyranny? We're going to stand with Ukraine. Or are you going to side with President Putin? Are you going to side with America or Trump?”
Almost all Senate Democrats and 22 Senate Republicans supported the additional aid package. The president said the aid was necessary for Ukraine, which is running low on arms and equipment following a failed counterattack against Russia last year.
“This bipartisan bill sends a clear message to the people of Ukraine, our partners, and allies around the world that America can be trusted. America can be trusted and America will stand up for freedom. . We will stand strong for our allies. We will not bow down to anyone, certainly not Vladimir Putin. Let's continue this.”
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has also asked House Speaker Mike Johnson to allow a vote on aid to Ukraine, allowing the speaker to express the House's will on the issue and other parts of the bill. He told Politico that he hopes they can find a way to do so. In the same way.
The bill faces an uncertain future in the House. That's because vocal groups in the Republican Party and presidential front-runner Donald Trump both strongly oppose additional aid to Ukraine. Additionally, Johnson said the bill would be null and void on arrival because any aid to Ukraine would be conditional on tightening U.S.-Mexico border controls. “House Republicans have been clear from the beginning of the debate that the so-called National Security Supplement Act must recognize that national security begins at our own borders. Ten months ago, the House passed the Border Security Act. Since then, including today, the Senate has failed to seize that moment.”
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