US Senate passes $95 billion budget bill to assist Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific which includes Taiwan It received support from members of both parties, even though it had been delayed for several months.
The bill will now be sent to President Joe Biden to sign into law. The international media viewed this as an important victory for Biden. Democrats and Mitch McConnell, the Republican Minority Leader in the Senate. Who has always pushed forward in sending aid to Ukraine. Even right-wing members of the Republican Party disagree on the issue.
“The prosperity and security of the United States It is a result of US leadership. that spans decades,” McConnell said. “Our global interests come with global responsibilities. And strong partnerships will help ease these responsibilities.”
How much aid does each nation receive?
The aid budget will include $61 billion for Ukraine. Israel will receive about $26 billion in aid and about $8 billion will go to Taiwan and its Indo-Pacific allies.
The US House of Representatives Four budget bills were passed on Saturday (April 20) local time, with the first three bills being similar to bills the Senate gave green light to earlier this year.
The fourth issue has raised the level of sanctions on Russian assets. And there is language that could lead to a ban on TikTok in the US, giving ByteDance nine months to divest the popular app. Otherwise it is banned in the US.
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