{"id":1996823,"date":"2023-08-10T15:28:15","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-requesting-40-billion-for-ukraine-border-and-disaster-relief\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:29:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:29:47","slug":"biden-requesting-40-billion-for-ukraine-border-and-disaster-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-requesting-40-billion-for-ukraine-border-and-disaster-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden seeks $40B for Ukraine, border, and disaster aid."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-requesting-40-billion-for-ukraine-border-and-disaster-relief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996823&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>President \u200cBiden Calls on \u200cCongress\u2064 for Additional Assistance<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden is urging Congress to approve approximately $40 billion in additional assistance for various crucial areas. This includes support for Ukraine, enforcement of border policies, and ongoing disaster recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Senior administration officials provided details of Biden&#8217;s supplemental request during a briefing on Thursday. The timing of this request is significant, as it precedes\u200c an \u200danticipated budget showdown on Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<h3>Addressing Urgent Needs<\/h3>\n<p>The supplemental\u200b request, aimed at fulfilling\u2062 &#8220;emergency \u200dfunding needs&#8221; for the first quarter of 2024, allocates $24 billion for Ukraine, $4 billion for\u200b southern border and \u2063immigration operations, $12 billion to replenish the Department of Homeland Security&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unveil-1-9-trillion-covid-19-relief-package\/\" title=\"House Democrats Unveil .9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package\">disaster relief fund<\/a>, and $60 million to\u200c enhance wildland firefighter pay.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to previous reports, the request \u2062does not include additional \u200baid for Taiwan. However, senior administration officials assure that the president&#8217;s\u200c previous budget requests for the Pentagon allow\u200d for emergency response to Taiwan if necessary.<\/p>\n<h3>Collaboration \u2063and Negotiation<\/h3>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s request follows negotiations \u2064between him and House \u2063Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) \u2063regarding spending caps and a debt limit increase.<\/p>\n<p>When asked\u200c if the White House had discussed the additional\u200b funding request with\u200b McCarthy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-china-threat-grows-congress-looks-to-arm-taiwan\/\" title=\"As China Threat Grows, Congress Looks to Arm Taiwan\">administration officials declined<\/a> to comment.<\/p>\n<h3>Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility<\/h3>\n<p>As the September government spending deadline approaches, congressional Republicans have been considering \u2062budget cuts. The administration emphasizes that this request is not an attempt to \u2064bypass the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-requesting-40-billion-for-ukraine-border-and-disaster-relief\/\" title=\"Biden seeks B for Ukraine, border, and disaster aid.\">negotiated domestic spending levels outlined<\/a> in the Fiscal Responsibility Act.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden is urging Congress to authorize around $40 billion for Ukraine aid, border policy enforcement, and disaster recovery. Senior officials briefed the media on Thursday about Biden&#8217;s request, which precedes a budget confrontation in Congress. 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