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The US Senate passed a $95 billion national security package that includes aid to Ukraine and Israel. The bill would also force a sale of TikTok.
It’s now heading to Joe Biden’s desk.
The Senate on April 23 passed a $95 billion national security package that includes foreign aid to war-torn countries like Ukraine and Israel and the Indo-Pacific region. The bill also includes measures to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company to address national security concerns.
The bill will now go to President Joe Biden’s desk, where he is expected to sign it quickly.
It passed the Senate in an overnight vote, 79-18.
Final approval by Congress of the aid package marked a victory for President Biden, Democrats, and hawkish Republicans who support aid to Ukraine. But conservatives have criticized the multibillion-dollar aid package for Ukraine and the lack of border security measures.
Mitch McConnell was a big supporter of this bill and celebrated its passage.
He blamed Tucker Carlson for the delay.
The Washington Examiner reported:
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) celebrates the Senate’s trial vote to advance the $95.3 billion foreign aid bill passed by the House of Representatives and conservative media personality Tucker Carlson. He accused him of influencing what he called the “demonization of Ukraine.”
“I think the demonization of Ukraine started with Tucker Carlson, who, in my opinion, is where he should have been in the first place, interviewing Vladimir Putin,” McConnell said in response to reporters’ questions Tuesday. “I was there,” he said. “He had a huge audience, which convinced many rank-and-file Republicans that this might have been a mistake.”
Kentucky Republican wins as the Senate advances House passage of a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan by an 80-19 vote, the closest the bill has come to passage after months of stalling. I got it. Several Senate Republicans who opposed the foreign aid bill in the Senate earlier this year voted Tuesday to move it forward. The House passed the bill over the weekend with mixed support from both Democrats and Republicans.
Mr. McConnell has been one of the most outspoken supporters of aid to Ukraine, despite some Republicans expressing skepticism about U.S. financial aid.
“I think we’ve turned a corner in the isolationist movement. I was aware of how uncomfortable its supporters are when they call it isolationist. So we’ve made some progress. I think we’ve accomplished that, but I think it needs to continue because there are big problems,” McConnell said.
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