The Democratic-controlled Senate on Tuesday will move ahead with House Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s foreign aid supplement that would provide billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as a ban on the social media app TikTok. Passed possible language.
The Senate passed the bill 79-18, sending it to President Joe Biden’s desk. Additional provisions authorized transfers of $60.8 billion to Ukraine, $15 billion to Israel (including an additional $9 billion in humanitarian aid), and $8 billion to Taiwan.
The bill includes measures to put pressure on China and Iran, as well as provisions that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, which has ties to the Chinese Communist Party, to sell the app within about nine months to continue operating in the United States. is also included. The House passed a similar crackdown bill. This is a TikTok from March 13th. stagnated In the Senate.
“Today is a pivotal day in the history of our country and the free world. They’re all watching and waiting to see what we do,” Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement. mentioned before. “Tonight, the Senate will send a clear message: Even if our allies and partners are concerned about the depth of our resolve, we are confident that Moscow, China and Tehran have reached the limits of our influence. Even as we deepened our commitment, and even as loud voices here at home advocated an abdication of our responsibility, history will record that America showed leadership and the Senate held firm.”
Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee was done to call Forty-one Republican senators called for blocking the package. (Related article: ‘A stunning betrayal’: Republican voters oppose dumping billions more people into Ukraine. Republican leaders did it anyway)
WASHINGTON, DC – April 20: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks with members of the media following passage of a series of foreign aid bills on Capitol Hill. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
The Republican-controlled House passed the bill on Saturday after a series of votes. Prime Minister Johnson is facing backlash from conservative members of the Republican caucus over his decision to provide aid to Ukraine without including border security provisions. be against That kind of funding.
Republican Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia) and Thomas Massey (Kentucky); paul gosar Arizona residents are pushing a motion to override efforts on the bill.
The Senate passed a similar package in early February giving $95 billion in aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, but it also included border security provisions that critics said were not strict enough. he accused.
biden have He signaled that he intended to sign the bill.
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