President Biden praised the Senate after it passed a $95 billion emergency foreign aid bill and said he would sign the bill at the White House on Wednesday.
“To strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership, Congress passed my bill,” Biden said in a statement. I am against it.”
The Senate voted 79-18 to provide $61 billion in military aid to Ukraine, $15 billion in military aid to Israel, $9 billion in humanitarian aid to Gaza and other war-torn areas, and security aid to deter China. Approved a package containing $8 billion. Acts of aggression in the Indo-Pacific.
The bill also includes language forcing TikTok’s Chinese owners to leave the popular app used by more than 140 million Americans or face a ban in the United States. I will do it.
The president spoke Wednesday and said he would sign a bill that would allow the United States to begin sending new weapons and equipment to Ukraine this week.
“I want to thank Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and all the bipartisan members of the Senate who voted in favor of this bill,” Biden said. “This important bill will make our country and the world even safer by helping our friends defend against terrorists like Hamas and tyrants like Putin.”
The White House has been urging lawmakers for months to approve additional aid, particularly for Ukraine to fight Russian aggression, but some conservative Republicans opposed additional aid to Kiev.
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